git-rev-parse

                my-topic-branch@{'Aug 22'}:path/to/some/file.txt

• Git's language for talking about objects is very powerful

• How can you learn it?

        man git-rev-parse

        https://git-scm.com/docs/git-rev-parse

• The git rev-parse command takes a description and turns it into a SHA

• The man page also explains the syntax of descriptions

• Good practice: look it over every six months

• You'll pick up something useful every time

• My favorite: git show :/foozle/

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