* lisp/vc/vc-dir.el (vc-dir-display-file): New command.

(vc-dir-mode-map): Bind it to "\C-o".
(vc-dir-menu-map): Add it to menu.

Fixes: debbugs:19450

lisp/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2014-12-29  Juri Linkov  <juri@linkov.net>
+
+	* vc/vc-dir.el (vc-dir-display-file): New command (bug#19450).
+	(vc-dir-mode-map): Bind it to "\C-o".
+	(vc-dir-menu-map): Add it to menu.
+
 2014-12-29  Dmitry Gutov  <dgutov@yandex.ru>
 
 	* progmodes/etags.el (find-tag-other-window)

lisp/vc/vc-dir.el

@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ See `run-hooks'."
     (define-key map [ise]
       '(menu-item "Isearch Files..." vc-dir-isearch
 		  :help "Incremental search a string in the marked files"))
+    (define-key map [display]
+      '(menu-item "Display in Other Window" vc-dir-display-file
+		  :help "Display the file on the current line, in another window"))
     (define-key map [open-other]
       '(menu-item "Open in Other Window" vc-dir-find-file-other-window
 		  :help "Find the file on the current line, in another window"))
@@ -273,6 +276,7 @@ See `run-hooks'."
     (define-key map "e" 'vc-dir-find-file) ; dired-mode compatibility
     (define-key map "\C-m" 'vc-dir-find-file)
     (define-key map "o" 'vc-dir-find-file-other-window)
+    (define-key map "\C-o" 'vc-dir-display-file)
     (define-key map "\C-c\C-c" 'vc-dir-kill-dir-status-process)
     (define-key map [down-mouse-3] 'vc-dir-menu)
     (define-key map [mouse-2] 'vc-dir-toggle-mark)
@@ -755,6 +759,13 @@ that share the same state."
   (if event (posn-set-point (event-end event)))
   (find-file-other-window (vc-dir-current-file)))
 
+(defun vc-dir-display-file (&optional event)
+  "Display the file on the current line, in another window."
+  (interactive (list last-nonmenu-event))
+  (if event (posn-set-point (event-end event)))
+  (display-buffer (find-file-noselect (vc-dir-current-file))
+		  t))
+
 (defun vc-dir-isearch ()
   "Search for a string through all marked buffers using Isearch."
   (interactive)