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Re: [PATCH] No color diff when redirecting to file

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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
Jan 23, 2011, 14:47 UTC
Message-ID
<201101231547.18529.j6t@kdbg.org>
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<201101231410.48528.saschpe@gmx.de>
The subject line reads as if you want that color markup appears in a file.
On Sonntag, 23. Januar 2011, Sascha Peilicke wrote:
> Previously, when having color diffs enabled and redirecting 'git diff'
> into a file, one ends up with a messed up file containing termcap color
> stuff. This change disables color when diff output is redirected into a
> file.
But this description and the patch read as if you don't want it.

That said, I cannot reproduce. Perhaps your configuration says color.ui=always? If so, then this is expected behavior and not a bug, IMO.

-- Hannes
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