diff --git a/xwords4/scripts/git-cat.sh b/xwords4/scripts/git-cat.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -u -e
+
+REV=HEAD
+BRANCH=""
+FILES=""
+
+usage() {
+    echo "usage: $0 [--branch BRANCH | --rev REV ] path/to/file [path/to/file]*"
+    exit 0
+}
+
+while [ $# -ge 1 ]; do
+    case $1 in
+        --branch)
+            shift
+            [ $# -gt 1 ] || usage "--branch requires a parameter"
+            BRANCH=$1
+            ;;
+        --rev)
+            shift
+            [ $# -gt 1 ] || usage "--rev requires a parameter"
+            REV=$1
+            ;;
+        --help)
+            usage
+            ;;
+        *)
+            FILES="$FILES $1"
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+[ -n "$FILES" ] || usage
+
+if [ -n "$BRANCH" ]; then
+    REV=$(git log $BRANCH | grep '^commit' | head -n 1 | awk '{print $2}')
+fi
+
+for FILE in $FILES; do
+    FILE=$(git ls-files --full-name $FILE)
+    git show $REV:$FILE
+done