ViewVC Help: Log View

The log view displays the revision history of the selected source file or directory. For each revision the following information is displayed:

The revision number. In Subversion repositories, this is a link to the revision view
For files, links to view, download, and annotate the revision. For directories, a link to list directory contents
A link to select the revision for diffs (see below)
The date and age of the change
The author of the modification
The CVS branch (usually MAIN, if not on a branch)
Possibly a list of CVS tags bound to the revision (if any)
The size of the change measured in added and removed lines of code. (CVS only)
The size of the file in bytes at the time of the revision (Subversion only)
Links to view diffs to the previous revision or possibly to an arbitrary selected revision (if any, see above)
If the revision is the result of a copy, the path and revision copied from
If the revision precedes a copy or rename, the path at the time of the revision
And last but not least, the commit log message which should tell about the reason for the change.

At the bottom of the page you will find a form which allows to request diffs between arbitrary revisions.