svn command line equivalent of 'git log -p'?

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Is there an equivalent of git log -p using the svn command line tool? svn log -v shows file names but not changes.

I would like to see the patches introduced by prior commits. If not possible, is there a way to get the patch (not compared to head, just the changeset) introduced by a single previous commit?

Use git svn as your Subversion client?

Greg Hewgill
– Greg Hewgill

2011-09-28 19:11:07 +00:00
Commented Sep 28, 2011 at 19:11 — Greg Hewgill
– Greg Hewgill, Commented Sep 28, 2011 at 19:11
As far as I can tell, it makes a patch file.

Edwin Buck
– Edwin Buck

2011-09-28 19:17:48 +00:00
Commented Sep 28, 2011 at 19:17 — Edwin Buck
– Edwin Buck, Commented Sep 28, 2011 at 19:17

JaviMerino · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-17 11:16:27Z

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svn log --diff is the equivalent of git log -p.

For a single revision you can use svn diff -c <revision> which in git would be git show <revision>.

answered Feb 17, 2013 at 11:16

JaviMerino

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Andy Ray Over a year ago

FYI this is only in version 1.7, and when writing this question the latest version out was 1.6. For 1.7 this is the right answer. Fortunately I don't have to deal with svn anymore.

JaviMerino Over a year ago

True, svn log --diff is new with 1.7. svn diff -c worked with 1.6

v.oddou Over a year ago

and equivalent of HEAD or HEAD^2 etc. ?

Edwin Buck · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-28 19:17:27Z

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There's not an exact match; because, git deals with files while svn deals with filesystems. However, there are close matches.

svn diff does most of what git log -p does. Someone else has already written up a nice tutorial on how to make and apply patches using svn commands. I think you might find it useful.

Note that while the tutorial makes a patch file of local changes against the last checked out version, you can also use the -r 4:7 options to construct a patch of all changes between revisions 4 and 7. Some combination of svn log to identify the specific revisions and svn diff probably will give you exactly what you want.

answered Sep 28, 2011 at 19:17

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