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Re: [PATCH v7] help: colorize man pages if man.color=true under less(1)

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 28, 2021, 18:05 UTC
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<60da0f7742d73_1b8dc20826@natae.notmuch>
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Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> 
> > I'm still entirely unconvinced that this should be in Git at all;
> > pointing GIT_MAN_VIEWER or man.*.cmd at a color-man wrapper seems like
> > it would be sufficient. But it feels like that conversation was not
> > going anywhere productive; I mention it here only to indicate that my
> > response above is not an endorsement of the concept.
> 
> I have the same reaction to the patch.
Do you care to explain why you think so?

What is the alternative in your view? What configuration should users use instead?

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Felipe Contreras
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  1. help: colorize man pagesFelipe Contreras, May 23, 2021
  2. Phillip WoodMay 24, 2021
  3. Felipe ContrerasMay 24, 2021
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 8, 2021
  5. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2021
  6. Felipe ContrerasJun 8, 2021
  7. help: colorize man pages if man.color=true under less(1)Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jun 21, 2021
  8. Phillip WoodJun 21, 2021
  9. Junio C HamanoJun 21, 2021
  10. Felipe ContrerasJun 21, 2021
  11. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 21, 2021
  12. Jeff KingJun 23, 2021
  13. Felipe ContrerasJun 24, 2021
  14. Junio C HamanoJun 28, 2021
  15. Felipe ContrerasJun 28, 2021
  16. Felipe ContrerasJun 21, 2021
  17. Jeff KingJun 24, 2021
  18. Junio C HamanoJun 29, 2021
  19. Felipe ContrerasJun 29, 2021
  20. Felipe ContrerasJun 24, 2021
  21. help: add option to colorize man pages under lessFelipe Contreras, Jun 26, 2021
  22. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 26, 2021

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