diff --git a/method/cvs.py b/method/cvs.py
index e360e82..123d899 100644
--- a/method/cvs.py
+++ b/method/cvs.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import buffer, default, dirutil, lex, regex, util, window
 from point import Point
 
 from method import Method, Argument, arg
+from  method.vc import VcBlame, VcRevView, VcDateView
 
 class CvsCommit(Method):
     '''diff the current file with the version in CVS'''
@@ -273,48 +274,27 @@ class CvsBlame(Method):
             w.set_error("There was an error (%s)" % (status))
 
 class CvsBlame2(CvsBlame):
-    '''show blame output for the current version in CVS'''
+    '''show blame output for the given version in CVS'''
     args = [arg("revision", t=type(""), p="Revision: ", h="revision number")]
     line_re = re.compile('^([0-9.]+) +\(*([a-zA-Z0-9_]+) +([-0-9A-Za-z]+)\): (.*)$')
     def _get_cmd(self, w, **vargs):
         path = self._get_path(w, **vargs)
         return ("/usr/bin/cvs", 'annotate', '-r', vargs['revision'], path)
 
-class CvsRevView(Method):
+class CvsRevView(VcRevView):
     '''show blame output for the current version in CVS'''
-    args = [arg("revision", t=type(""), p="Revision: ", h="revision number")]
-    def _get_path(self, w, **vargs):
-        cwd = os.getcwd() + os.path.sep
-        path = w.buffer.path
-        if path.startswith(cwd):
-            path = path[len(cwd):]
-        return path
-
+    args       = [arg("revision", t=type(""), p="Revision: ", h="revision number")]
+    namebase   = 'CVS'
+    _is_method = True
     def _get_cmd(self, w, **vargs):
         path = self._get_path(w, **vargs)
         return ("/usr/bin/cvs", 'up', '-p', '-r', vargs['revision'], path)
 
-    def _get_name(self, w, **vargs):
-        return '*CVS:%s-%s' % (w.buffer.name(), vargs['revision'])
-
-    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        if not hasattr(w.buffer, 'path'):
-            w.set_error("Buffer has no corresponding file")
-            return
-
-        cmd   = self._get_cmd(w, **vargs)
-        name  = self._get_name(w, **vargs)
-        mname = w.mode.name.lower()
-        status, out, err = util.communicate(cmd)
-
-        w.application.data_buffer(name, out, switch_to=True, modename=mname)
-
-class CvsDateView(CvsRevView):
+class CvsDateView(VcDateView):
     '''show blame output for the current version in CVS'''
-    args = [arg("date", t=type(""), p="Date: ", h="date specifier")]
+    args       = [arg("date", t=type(""), p="Date: ", h="date specifier")]
+    namebase   = 'CVS'
+    _is_method = True
     def _get_cmd(self, w, **vargs):
         path = self._get_path(w, **vargs)
         return ("/usr/bin/cvs", 'up', '-p', '-D', vargs['date'], path)
-
-    def _get_name(self, w, **vargs):
-        return '*CVS:%s-%s' % (w.buffer.name(), vargs['date'])
diff --git a/method/svn.py b/method/svn.py
index b2ec8f5..da10943 100644
--- a/method/svn.py
+++ b/method/svn.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
 import buffer, default, dirutil, lex, regex, util, window
 from point import Point
 import buffer.colors
-from  method.vc import VcBlame
+from  method.vc import VcBlame, VcRevView
 
-from method import Method, Argument
+from method import Method, Argument, arg
 
 if os.system('which svn >/dev/null 2>/dev/null') == 0:
     has_svn = True
@@ -275,3 +275,19 @@ class SvnBlame(VcBlame):
     def _open_pipe(self, w, **vargs):
         cmd = ("svn", 'blame', '-v', w.buffer.path)
         return Popen(cmd, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+
+class SvnBlame2(SvnBlame):
+    '''show file contents in SVN at revision'''
+    args = [arg("revision", t=type(""), p="Revision: ", h="revision number")]
+    def _open_pipe(self, w, **vargs):
+        cmd = ("svn", 'blame', '-v', '-r', vargs['revision'], w.buffer.path)
+        return Popen(cmd, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+
+class SvnRevView(VcRevView):
+    '''show file contents in SVN at date'''
+    args       = [arg("revision", t=type(""), p="Revision: ", h="revision number")]
+    namebase   = 'SVN'
+    _is_method = True
+    def _get_cmd(self, w, **vargs):
+        path = self._get_path(w, **vargs)
+        return ("svn", 'cat', '-r', vargs['revision'], path)
diff --git a/method/vc.py b/method/vc.py
index c2ca06a..b6482b5 100644
--- a/method/vc.py
+++ b/method/vc.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from method import Method
 import buffer.colors
 import util
@@ -68,3 +69,39 @@ class VcBlame(Method):
 
         data = ''.join(self._build_lines(groups, gsizes, w, **vargs))
         w.application.color_data_buffer("*Blame*", data, switch_to=True)
+
+class VcRevView(Method):
+    '''show file contents at revision'''
+    _is_method = False
+    namebase  = 'VC'
+    def _get_path(self, w, **vargs):
+        cwd = os.getcwd() + os.path.sep
+        path = w.buffer.path
+        if path.startswith(cwd):
+            path = path[len(cwd):]
+        return path
+
+    def _get_cmd(self, w, **vargs):
+        path = self._get_path(w, **vargs)
+        raise Exception("unimplemented")
+
+    def _get_name(self, w, **vargs):
+        return '*%s:%s-%s' % (self.namebase, w.buffer.name(), vargs['revision'])
+
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        if not hasattr(w.buffer, 'path'):
+            w.set_error("Buffer has no corresponding file")
+            return
+
+        cmd   = self._get_cmd(w, **vargs)
+        name  = self._get_name(w, **vargs)
+        mname = w.mode.name.lower()
+        status, out, err = util.communicate(cmd)
+
+        w.application.data_buffer(name, out, switch_to=True, modename=mname)
+
+class VcDateView(VcRevView):
+    '''show file contents at date'''
+    args = [arg("date", t=type(""), p="Date: ", h="date specifier")]
+    def _get_name(self, w, **vargs):
+        return '*%s:%s-%s' % (self.namebase, w.buffer.name(), vargs['date'])
diff --git a/mode/c.py b/mode/c.py
index 92a99e4..fd767f7 100644
--- a/mode/c.py
+++ b/mode/c.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class C(Fundamental):
     closetokens = ('delimiter',)
     closetags   = {')': '(', ']': '[', '}': '{'}
     actions     = [CCheckSyntax, CMake]
-    format      = "%(flag)s  %(bname)s  (%(mname)s)  %(indent)s  %(cursor)s  %(perc)s  [%(func)s]"
+    format      = "%(flag)s  %(bname)s  (%(mname)s)  %(indent)s  %(cursor)s  %(perc)s  [%(func)s]  %(vc-info)s"
     commentc    = '//'
 
     colors      = {