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

From: Sascha Peilicke <saschpe@gmx.de>
Date: Jan 24, 2011, 08:59 UTC
Message-ID: <201101240959.02852.saschpe@gmx.de>
In-Reply-To: <vpq39oj4jfz.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>

On Sunday 23 January 2011 18:29:52 you wrote:

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> Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:
> > That said, I cannot reproduce. Perhaps your configuration says
> > color.ui=always? If so, then this is expected behavior and not a bug,
> > IMO.
> 
> I think you're right.
> 
> I tested this (without the patch):
> 
> git diff
> => I get color, because I have color.ui = auto
> 
> git diff | cat
> => I don't get color
> 
> git diff --color=auto | cat
> => no color
> 
> git diff --color=always | cat
> => colors, because I've asked
> 
> this seems to be just the right behavior.

try the same with

git diff > foo

works when

git diff --no-color > foo

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Sascha Peilicke
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