diff --git a/vcs-svn/sliding_window.h b/vcs-svn/sliding_window.h
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcs-svn/sliding_window.h
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+#ifndef SLIDING_WINDOW_H_
+#define SLIDING_WINDOW_H_
+
+#include "strbuf.h"
+
+struct sliding_view {
+ struct line_buffer *file;
+ off_t off;
+ size_t width;
+ struct strbuf buf;
+};
+
+#define SLIDING_VIEW_INIT(input) { (input), 0, 0, STRBUF_INIT }
+
+extern int move_window(struct sliding_view *view, off_t off, size_t width);
+
+#endif