=== modified file 'bzrlib/branch.py'
--- bzrlib/branch.py	
+++ bzrlib/branch.py	
@@ -1170,12 +1170,15 @@
         """See Branch.pull."""
         source.lock_read()
         try:
+            old_count = len(self.revision_history())
             try:
                 self.update_revisions(source)
             except DivergedBranches:
                 if not overwrite:
                     raise
                 self.set_revision_history(source.revision_history())
+            new_count = len(self.revision_history())
+            return new_count - old_count
         finally:
             source.unlock()
 

=== modified file 'bzrlib/builtins.py'
--- bzrlib/builtins.py	
+++ bzrlib/builtins.py	
@@ -394,12 +394,13 @@
         br_from = Branch.open(location)
         try:
             old_rh = br_to.revision_history()
-            br_to.working_tree().pull(br_from, overwrite)
+            count = br_to.working_tree().pull(br_from, overwrite)
         except DivergedBranches:
             raise BzrCommandError("These branches have diverged."
                                   "  Try merge.")
         if br_to.get_parent() is None or remember:
             br_to.set_parent(location)
+        note('%d revision(s) pulled.' % (count,))
 
         if verbose:
             new_rh = br_to.revision_history()
@@ -483,12 +484,13 @@
             br_to = Branch.initialize(location)
         try:
             old_rh = br_to.revision_history()
-            br_to.pull(br_from, overwrite)
+            count = br_to.pull(br_from, overwrite)
         except DivergedBranches:
             raise BzrCommandError("These branches have diverged."
                                   "  Try a merge then push with overwrite.")
         if br_from.get_push_location() is None or remember:
             br_from.set_push_location(location)
+        note('%d revision(s) pushed.' % (count,))
 
         if verbose:
             new_rh = br_to.revision_history()
@@ -567,10 +569,11 @@
                 rmtree(to_location)
                 msg = "The branch %s cannot be used as a --basis"
                 raise BzrCommandError(msg)
+            branch = Branch.open(to_location)
             if name:
-                branch = Branch.open(to_location)
                 name = StringIO(name)
                 branch.put_controlfile('branch-name', name)
+            note('Branched %d revision(s).' % branch.revno())
         finally:
             br_from.unlock()
 
@@ -1254,7 +1257,8 @@
         except StrictCommitFailed:
             raise BzrCommandError("Commit refused because there are unknown "
                                   "files in the working tree.")
-
+        note('Committed revision %d.' % (b.revno(),))
+        
 
 class cmd_check(Command):
     """Validate consistency of branch history.

=== modified file 'bzrlib/merge.py'
--- bzrlib/merge.py	
+++ bzrlib/merge.py	
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 
     def finalize(self):
         if not self.ignore_zero:
-            note("%d conflicts encountered.\n", self.conflicts)
+            note("%d conflicts encountered." % self.conflicts)
             
 def get_tree(treespec, local_branch=None):
     location, revno = treespec

=== modified file 'bzrlib/workingtree.py'
--- bzrlib/workingtree.py	
+++ bzrlib/workingtree.py	
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
         source.lock_read()
         try:
             old_revision_history = self.branch.revision_history()
-            self.branch.pull(source, overwrite)
+            count = self.branch.pull(source, overwrite)
             new_revision_history = self.branch.revision_history()
             if new_revision_history != old_revision_history:
                 if len(old_revision_history):
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@
                 merge_inner(self.branch,
                             self.branch.basis_tree(), 
                             self.branch.revision_tree(other_revision))
+            return count
         finally:
             source.unlock()