Hi Andrzej, On Wed, 25 Nov 2015, Andrzej Borucki wrote: > How git detects that file is binary? This must be safe because it not > allowed to change line breaks in binary files. > Binary files can contain byte 0 (zero), but: > - 16 bit UTF also can contain zero > - short binary files can not contain zero It would probably be better to direct this question to the general Git mailing list (you reached the Git for Windows one, and this issue is not specific to Windows). To answer your question, a NUL byte within the first 8000 bytes is indeed considered as an indicator for binary files. If you use UTF-16, you will need to mark your files as such explicitly (Git does not handle UTF-16 internally). As to short binary files, you will also have to mark those explicitly. Ciao, Johannes -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html