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git-like line counts in svn using bash

I really like how git tells me how many lines inserted/removed when I commit, and wanted to get something similar from Subversion.  I’m working on a refactoring of an older system, and I wanted to know how my refactorings were effecting the code.  I think I’m going to remove a lot more code than I add, but why wonder when svn has all this info?

Using my horrible bash skills and this post on SVN Line Output Totals, I came up with an inefficient bash program to do what I want:

Example:

 > svn_line_changes -r 264:265
Scanning -r 264:265
Removed: 287
Added: 141
Difference: -146
This was written by ryan. Posted on Monday, January 18, 2010, at 6:20 pm. Filed under bash, open source, subversion. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

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