Re: [PATCH] Colourise git-branch output

From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Dec 11, 2006, 22:47 UTC
Message-ID: <7vbqma1251.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <200612112210.08327.andyparkins@gmail.com>

Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com> writes:

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> I wanted to have a visual indication of which branches are
> local and which are remote in git-branch -a output; however
> Junio was concerned that someone might be using the output in
> a script.  This patch addresses the problem by colouring the
> git-branch output - which in "auto" mode won't be activated.

Hmm.

"git branch --color" does not seem to work, so is this config only?

> As yet, there is no support for changing the colors using the
> config file; but it wouldn't be hard to add.

I am not sure about that.  Would it be something like this?

	[branch.color]
        	remote = purple
                local = yellow

I wonder what would happen when you have a branch called "color". Would the above cause "git-fetch" to fetch from "purple" remote by default?