Re: inaccurate size reported by svn ls

dave_rodgman_at_fastmail.co.uk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I notice that svn ls appears to report size inaccurately:
>
> svn cat http://.../file | wc -c
> 1855
>
> vs
>
> svn ls --xml http://.../file
>
> ...
> <size>1710</size>

[This is borderline off-topic for a list devoted to the development of
Subversion.]

'svn cat' takes into account newline conversion and keyword expansion. So,
if you're on Windows, it would be common for 'svn cat's output to contain
double the end-of-line characters (since repository normal form is line-feed
only, where Windows typical form is carriage-return + line-feed). And if
there are keywords to be expanded client side, that adds more bulk. Does
this explain your specific situation?

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