From: Matthias Lederhofer <matled@gmx.net>
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 20:27:59 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-status: colorize status output
Message-ID: <20060805202759.GA16186@moooo.ath.cx>
In-Reply-To: <20060805194513.GA4836@sigio.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> > Is there any way to do isatty() from shell scripts?
> 
> As Junio said, test -t. :) Is there interest in me adding that feature?
I would suggest that all scripts that use colors have a
always/auto/never (with boolean fallback) option and also honor
pager.color if the pager is in use.