**To get the base-64 encoded contents of a file in an AWS CodeCommit repository** The following ``get-file`` example demonstrates how to get the base-64 encoded contents of a file named ``README.md`` from a branch named ``main`` in a repository named ``MyDemoRepo``. :: aws codecommit get-file \ --repository-name MyDemoRepo \ --commit-specifier main \ --file-path README.md Output:: { "blobId":"559b44fEXAMPLE", "commitId":"c5709475EXAMPLE", "fileContent":"IyBQaHVzEXAMPLE", "filePath":"README.md", "fileMode":"NORMAL", "fileSize":1563 } For more information, see `GetFile <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/codecommit/latest/APIReference/API_GetFile.html>`__ in the *AWS CodeCommit API Reference* guide.