diff --git a/scripts/list-cvs-files.sh b/scripts/list-cvs-files.sh
index 99a26464..3eac8239 100644
--- a/scripts/list-cvs-files.sh
+++ b/scripts/list-cvs-files.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ list_dirents()
 	list_dirents_git $1
 }
 
-set -- `getopt fnz "$@"`
+set -- `getopt fnzt "$@"`
 
 while [ "$1" != -- ]; do
 case $1 in
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ case $1 in
 	git_ls_files_opts="$git_ls_files_opts -z"
 	opt_sort="$opt_sort -z"
 	;;
+-t)
+	text_files=1
+	;;
 esac
 shift
 done
@@ -85,5 +88,9 @@ shift
 proj_dir="$1"
 [ "$proj_dir" ] && cd $proj_dir
 
-list_dirents . | sort $opt_sort
+if [ "$text_files" ]; then
+	list_dirents . | sort $opt_sort | xargs file -N | grep ":.*text" | cut -d: -f1
+else
+	list_dirents . | sort $opt_sort
+fi