diff --git a/scripts/cli.sh b/scripts/cli.sh
index bfb91ee047..a6456e7a3b 100755
--- a/scripts/cli.sh
+++ b/scripts/cli.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ write_to_file() {
     printf "# %s\n\n\`\`\`\n%s\n\`\`\`" "$program" "$cmd" > "$file"
     
     # remove .exe when using Windows
-    sed -i -e 's/\.exe//g' "$file" 
+    sed -i -e 's/\.exe//g' "$file"
 }
 
 # Check if a lighthouse binary exists in the current branch.
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ write_to_file "$vm_cli_move" "$vm_move" "Validator Manager Move"
 files=(./book/src/help_general.md ./book/src/help_bn.md ./book/src/help_vc.md ./book/src/help_vm.md ./book/src/help_vm_create.md ./book/src/help_vm_import.md ./book/src/help_vm_move.md)
 new_files=($general $bn $vc $vm $vm_create $vm_import $vm_move)
 
+diff=()
 # function to check
 check() {
     local file="$1"
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ check() {
     
     if [[ -f $file ]]; then # check for existence of file 
         diff=$(diff $file $new_file || :)
+        diff+=($diff)
     else
         cp $new_file $file
         changes=true
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ check ${files[6]} ${new_files[6]}
 
 # remove help files
 rm -f help_general.md help_bn.md help_vc.md help_am.md help_vm.md help_vm_create.md help_vm_import.md help_vm_move.md
-
+echo "difference = ${diff[@]}"
 # only exit at the very end
 if [[ $changes == true ]]; then
     echo "Exiting with error to indicate changes occurred..."