How can I git diff markdown (.md) files

Question

I have some markdown files but I can't git diff them.

No result at the command line and not supported in gitg (visual git)

Is that possible with the files as they are, without converting them to something else?

Does [this SO answer help](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5999495/using-an-alternate-diff-algorithm-in-git)? — jasonwryan, Jun 13 '12 at 21:57

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 15 '18 at 17:00

It should work fine; markdown files are plaintext files, so git diff is perfect.

This could be one of a few possible things:

There is no difference in the file (empty output).
The changes to the files have not been added (git add -p *.md)

What does git status say? If it doesn't contain a few lines that say something like "modified: something.md" or "new file: something.md" then you're not going to get a diff.

EDIT: These files are actually in a git repo right? If not, just use Unix's normal diff utility (man diff for more info).

How can I git diff markdown (.md) files

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