Hi, for i in {2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007}; do let j=i+1; c=`svn log -r {$i-01-01}:{$j-01-01} | grep "^r[0-9]*\ |" | wc -l`; echo "$i: $c"; done; 2001: 796 2002: 1491 2003: 3134 2004: 3334 2005: 3476 2006: 3896 2007: 5133 Pierre.