How to get just one file from another branch, but which does not exist in the current branch?

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I have very a similar question to this question: https://stackoverflow.com/a/2364223/1716560

I have two branches: uk and uk-prod:

git checkout uk-prod
Already on 'uk-prod'

git diff --name-status uk-prod..uk
A       pages/Advanced Types.md
A       pages/Basic Types.md
A       pages/Classes.md

I want to get only file pages/Advanced Types.md:

git checkout uk -- "page/Advanced Types.md"

But git throw:

error: pathspec 'page/Advanced Types.md' did not match any file(s) known to git.

As far as I understand, it happens because git does not see a local file page/Advanced Types.md. Yes or not?

You missed an `s` in `pages` there. Try `git checkout uk -- "pages/Advanced Types.md"`. — Kenney, Feb 13 '16 at 20:44
@ktretyak thanks for not deleting the question. It just saved me some time :D — dnl-blkv, Mar 15 '18 at 12:59

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 13 '16 at 21:23

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you have a typo - page instead of pages :-)

answered Feb 13 '16 at 21:23

CodeWizard

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Thank you, @Kenney is immediately noticed this. – ktretyak Feb 14 '16 at 01:15
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@dotnetdom, this is a prefectly valid answer. – Basilevs Feb 14 '16 at 09:32

How to get just one file from another branch, but which does not exist in the current branch?

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