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RE: [PATCH] doc: explain the use of color.pager

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
May 19, 2021, 10:41 UTC
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Jeff King wrote:
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> diff --git a/Documentation/config/color.txt b/Documentation/config/color.txt
> index d5daacb13a..e05d520a86 100644
> --- a/Documentation/config/color.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/config/color.txt
> @@ -127,8 +127,9 @@ color.interactive.<slot>::
>  	interactive commands.
>  
>  color.pager::
> -	A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
> -	use (default is true).
> +	A boolean to specify whether `auto` color modes should colorize
> +	output going to the pager. Defaults to true; set this to false
> +	if your pager does not understand ANSI color codes.
This sounds correct to me, short, and complete. I like it.
Acked-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
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Felipe Contreras
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