From: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:29:52 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] No color diff when redirecting to file
Message-ID: <vpq39oj4jfz.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>
In-Reply-To: <201101231547.18529.j6t@kdbg.org>

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.

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Matthieu Moy
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