# Managing uncompressed FinalBuilder script files in git/github

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/managing-uncompressed-finalbuilder-script-files-in-git-github/2337
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [February 3, 2015, 8:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/managing-uncompressed-finalbuilder-script-files-in-git-github/2337 "2015-02-03T08:11:54Z")
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### Author: ![neuromancer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/neuromancer/32/96_2.png) [@neuromancer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/neuromancer)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2015, 8:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/managing-uncompressed-finalbuilder-script-files-in-git-github/2337/1 "2015-02-03T08:11:54Z")

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I want to maintain uncompressed FinalBuilder script files in a github repo but they are managed as binary files. Has anyone found a way to maintain FinalBuilder scripts in a git repo as text instead of binary? I have attempted to use a .gitattributes file to specify that the scripts should be treated as text with a CRLF eol, but this doesn’t seem to help.  
  
Thanks.  
Dar

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### Author: ![nevar](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c4cdca/32.png) [@nevar](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nevar)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2015, 10:57am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/managing-uncompressed-finalbuilder-script-files-in-git-github/2337/2 "2015-02-04T10:57:36Z")

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Hi Dar,   
  
 The issue is that the default encoding on FinalBuilder projects is currently UTF-16. Changing this to UFT-8 and re-saving the file should mean git will pick it up at a text file.

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### Author: ![neuromancer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/neuromancer/32/96_2.png) [@neuromancer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/neuromancer)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2015, 10:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/managing-uncompressed-finalbuilder-script-files-in-git-github/2337/3 "2015-02-05T10:21:08Z")

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How do I persist UTF-8 after I have converted it? Any time I save in FinalBuilder, the UTF-8 file reverts back to UTF-16.   
  
 I’m currently using Version 7.0.0.3062.   
  
 Best regards,   
 Dar

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### Author: ![nevar](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c4cdca/32.png) [@nevar](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nevar)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2015, 11:07am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/managing-uncompressed-finalbuilder-script-files-in-git-github/2337/4 "2015-02-08T11:07:58Z")

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Hi Dar,   
  
 Just to confirm that you have changed the encoding settings inside the FinalBuilder IDE. If not then updating this will mean each time the IDE saves a project it will use the UTF-8 encoding as requested.

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### Author: ![neuromancer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/neuromancer/32/96_2.png) [@neuromancer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/neuromancer)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/managing-uncompressed-finalbuilder-script-files-in-git-github/2337/5 "2015-02-10T06:50:41Z")

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Thanks. Found it… Tools\>Options… Category FinalBuilder… Project File Encoding.   
  
 previously I was just changing the file format at the file system level.