From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:47:17 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] No color diff when redirecting to file
Message-ID: <201101231547.18529.j6t@kdbg.org>
In-Reply-To: <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