git rev tips

1. git checkout to previous branch

git checkout -

like cd -,  - is an abbreviation of @{-1}, @{-n} denotes the nth previous branch.

2. @{n}, ref@{n} the nth rev of ref/current branch 

git show @{1}

3. rev^n

rev nth parent

4.rev~n

rev nth generation 

5. rev^{/text} search text from rev

6. :/text