diff --git a/subdiff.sh b/subdiff.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fb59a6d..ef46bca
--- a/subdiff.sh
+++ b/subdiff.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if [ ! -s "$1" ] || [ ! -s "$2" ] || [ "$1" == "$2" ]; then
 fi
 
 _read_file() {
-    cat "$1" | rg '[^\d]|^\s*$'
+    rg '[^\d]|^\s*$' "$1"
 }
 
 diff -u <(_read_file "$1") <(_read_file "$2") | delta -s --wrap-max-lines unlimited