Checkout specific file

25 votes

Git has functionality to checkout a file from another commit.

git checkout <commit> -- <path>

It would be great if this was available by right-clicking on a file.

Under consideration Suggested by: Alex D (16 Dec, '21) • Upvoted: 22 Mar • Comments: 5

Comments: 5

17 Dec, '21
Peter Headland
I think this is the 4th(!) request here for this functionality. Please merge.
19 Jul, '22
Shane Taylor
This is one of the most common CLI use cases for my team that's not supported in the GK GUI.
07 Aug, '23
Joey Kelroy Admin
"file history - checkout the old file" (suggested by Derek on 2023-08-04), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
17 Oct, '23
Joey Kelroy Admin
"move single file from any branch into current branch" (suggested by Bart Terryn on 2023-10-17), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
05 Mar
Neal Chapman
This is a must have!