$ hg init
$ echo 0 > a
$ echo 0 > b
$ hg ci -A -m m
adding a
adding b
$ hg rm a
$ hg cat a
0
$ hg cat --decode a # more tests in test-encode
0
$ echo 1 > b
$ hg ci -m m
$ echo 2 > b
$ hg cat -r 0 a
0
$ hg cat -r 0 b
0
$ hg cat -r 1 a
a: no such file in rev 7040230c159c
[1]
$ hg cat -r 1 b
1
Test multiple files
$ echo 3 > c
$ hg ci -Am addmore c
$ hg cat b c
1
3
$ hg cat .
1
3
$ hg cat . c
1
3
Test fileset
$ hg cat 'set:not(b) or a'
3
$ hg cat 'set:c or b'
1
3
$ mkdir tmp
$ hg cat --output tmp/HH_%H c
$ hg cat --output tmp/RR_%R c
$ hg cat --output tmp/h_%h c
$ hg cat --output tmp/r_%r c
$ hg cat --output tmp/%s_s c
$ hg cat --output tmp/%d%%_d c
$ hg cat --output tmp/%p_p c
$ hg log -r . --template "{rev}: {node|short}\n"
2: 45116003780e
$ find tmp -type f | sort
tmp/.%_d
tmp/HH_45116003780e3678b333fb2c99fa7d559c8457e9
tmp/RR_2
tmp/c_p
tmp/c_s
tmp/h_45116003780e
tmp/r_2
Test working directory
$ echo b-wdir > b
$ hg cat -r 'wdir()' b
b-wdir