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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index b53c994d0a..1ac0ae6adb 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -1058,10 +1058,10 @@ clean.requireForce:: color.branch:: A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of - linkgit:git-branch[1]. May be set to `false` (or `never`) to - disable color entirely, `auto` (or `true` or `always`) in which - case colors are used only when the output is to a terminal. If - unset, then the value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default). + linkgit:git-branch[1]. May be set to `always`, + `false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used + only when the output is to a terminal. If unset, then the + value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default). color.branch.<slot>:: Use customized color for branch coloration. `<slot>` is one of @@ -1072,11 +1072,12 @@ color.branch.<slot>:: color.diff:: Whether to use ANSI escape sequences to add color to patches. - If this is set to `true` or `auto`, linkgit:git-diff[1], + If this is set to `always`, linkgit:git-diff[1], linkgit:git-log[1], and linkgit:git-show[1] will use color - when output is to the terminal. The value `always` is a - historical synonym for `auto`. If unset, then the value of - `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default). + for all patches. If it is set to `true` or `auto`, those + commands will only use color when output is to the terminal. + If unset, then the value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by + default). + This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] or the 'git-diff-{asterisk}' plumbing commands. Can be overridden on the @@ -1140,12 +1141,12 @@ color.grep.<slot>:: -- color.interactive:: - When set to `true` or `auto`, use colors for interactive prompts + When set to `always`, always use colors for interactive prompts and displays (such as those used by "git-add --interactive" and - "git-clean --interactive") when the output is to the terminal. - When false (or `never`), never show colors. The value `always` - is a historical synonym for `auto`. If unset, then the value of - `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default). + "git-clean --interactive"). When false (or `never`), never. + When set to `true` or `auto`, use colors only when the output is + to the terminal. If unset, then the value of `color.ui` is + used (`auto` by default). color.interactive.<slot>:: Use customized color for 'git add --interactive' and 'git clean @@ -1192,10 +1193,10 @@ color.ui:: configuration to set a default for the `--color` option. Set it to `false` or `never` if you prefer Git commands not to use color unless enabled explicitly with some other configuration - or the `--color` option. Set it to `true` or `auto` to enable - color when output is written to the terminal (this is also the - default since Git 1.8.4). The value `always` is a historical - synonym for `auto`. + or the `--color` option. Set it to `always` if you want all + output not intended for machine consumption to use color, to + `true` or `auto` (this is the default since Git 1.8.4) if you + want such output to use color when written to the terminal. column.ui:: Specify whether supported commands should output in columns. |