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rtk git show differ from git show on binary files

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#1,071 opened on Apr 7, 2026

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Hello,

tested with rtk versions 0.30.0 and 0.35.0

git show <commit>:<file> returns the file content for the given commit.

When <file> is a binary file, I get a different output with:

  • rtk git show <commit>:<binary_file> | md5sum

and

  • git show <commit>:<binary_file> | md5sum

I have the same output when the file is a plain text file.

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Compare the output of `git show` and `rtk git show` on a binary file using md5sum. Identify where the difference occurs in the rtk source code handling of binary files.
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