# See which file change triggered a stage run

**URL:** <https://discuss.dvc.org/t/see-which-file-change-triggered-a-stage-run/2532>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [June 5, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/see-which-file-change-triggered-a-stage-run/2532 "2025-06-05T13:51:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Wim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/da6949/32.png) [@Wim](https://discuss.dvc.org/u/Wim)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/see-which-file-change-triggered-a-stage-run/2532/1 "2025-06-05T13:51:05Z")

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When I have a stage that has a directory as dependency, it would be nice to see which file(s) were changes that triggered the run. That way I can also more easily spot when a file is not a true dependency.

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**Author:** ![skshetry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@skshetry](https://discuss.dvc.org/u/skshetry)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/see-which-file-change-triggered-a-stage-run/2532/2 "2025-06-09T09:57:18Z")

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Is `dvc status` not enough?