# Verbose output of git diff staged command

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**Category:** Git\
**Created:** [June 3, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/verbose-output-of-git-diff-staged-command/12832 "2022-06-03T17:43:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![jmrunkle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.codewithmosh.com/jmrunkle/32/3765_2.png) [@jmrunkle](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/jmrunkle)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/verbose-output-of-git-diff-staged-command/12832/4 "2022-08-07T14:13:46Z")

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Probably related to this issue: [On Windows make sure you create ANSI or UTF-8 files](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/on-windows-make-sure-you-create-ansi-or-utf-8-files/12048)

Git thinks those text files are binary files so it does not know how to diff them. You have to create UTF-8 files that Git does know how to diff.

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