I want to checkout the file as it was when before the commit was applied so I can dig deeper.
Now I just resort to command line git to do that.
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Sign up to join this communityEnter magit blame mode ('M-x magit-blame'), then place your cursor on a line within that commit and press 'b', then 'b' again.