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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# co
> Check out RCS revisions (retrieve working files from the Revision Control System).
> See also: `ci`, `rcs`, `rcsdiff`, `rlog`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/co>.
- Check out the latest revision of a file (retrieves a read-only copy):
`co {{path/to/file}}`
- Check out a file with a lock for editing:
`co -l {{path/to/file}}`
- Check out a specific revision of a file:
`co -r{{revision}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Check out a file and overwrite it if it already exists:
`co -f -l {{path/to/file}}`
- Print a specific revision to `stdout` without creating a file:
`co -p -r{{revision}} {{path/to/file}}`