Re: [PATCH] svn diff --summarize

On 1/31/06, Julian Foad <julianfoad@btopenworld.com> wrote:

> Answer: The differences are:
>
> * "svn diff --summarize" prints a slash after directory names, like "svn list"
> but unlike most other "svn" commands (I think). I like the slash, and wonder
> if we would consider adding it to the output of other commands. Maybe in svn
> version 2.

I'm also pro-trailing-slash ;-)

> * The number of columns used or reserved for status letters. It might be a
> good idea to pick one of the layouts that is already in use, e.g. the
> five-columns-before-filename as used by "co" and "merge", and thereby have some
> columns spare for later extensions (as we have found valuable in other commands).

Makes sense.

> * "svn status" shows when an Added item is added with history. I'm not sure
> that needs to be part of "diff --summarize" output, but it would be nice. This
> sort of thing will become more important when we support true renames.

I was planning on adding that eventually, just hadn't gotten around to
it and wanted to get some feedback on the direction before putting
more than a little time into it.

-garrett

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