I don't know how svn log is supposed to work in these cases, since I use
TortoiseSVN for browsing. But it seems to me that the difference between
case (3) and (5) is inconsistent.
Is there a simple method for revealing the revisions at which a
path or object is deleted on the command line
I sort of asked the same thing many months ago. The reasonable answer
was: no, and you don't need it. Don't delete a branch if you might still
want to have a look at it. Instead rename or move it. It's still a
delete of course, but you can find that delete by going down from HEAD
through its new name.
--
Stein