View an older version of a file from a previous commit with GIT

Here is the command:

git show COMMIT_NAME:path/to/file/from/git/repo/root/file.py

You can also:

1. Download SmartGit
2. Add your repo
3. Click “Log”. That will show you a list of all your commits.
4. As you click on an older commit, on the bottom left hand corner there is a pane called “Files” which shows you all the files that changed in that commit
5. When you click on a file, it shows you how it changed (the diff) in the two panes to the right. That’s pretty nifty too