1# Diff
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3Diff support is available natively in Zed.
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5- Tree-sitter: [zed-industries/the-mikedavis/tree-sitter-diff](https://github.com/the-mikedavis/tree-sitter-diff)
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7## Configuration
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9Zed will not attempt to format diff files and has [`remove_trailing_whitespace_on_save`](https://zed.dev/docs/configuring-zed#remove-trailing-whitespace-on-save) and [`ensure-final-newline-on-save`](https://zed.dev/docs/configuring-zed#ensure-final-newline-on-save) set to false.
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11Zed will automatically recognize files with `patch` and `diff` extensions as Diff files. To recognize other extensions, add them to `file_types` in your Zed settings.json:
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13```json [settings]
14 "file_types": {
15 "Diff": ["dif"]
16 },
17```