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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 2271809d90..517ee48ba6 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -1052,10 +1052,10 @@ clean.requireForce:: color.branch:: A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of - 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). + 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). color.branch.<slot>:: Use customized color for branch coloration. `<slot>` is one of @@ -1066,12 +1066,11 @@ color.branch.<slot>:: color.diff:: Whether to use ANSI escape sequences to add color to patches. - If this is set to `always`, linkgit:git-diff[1], + If this is set to `true` or `auto`, linkgit:git-diff[1], linkgit:git-log[1], and linkgit:git-show[1] will use color - 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). + 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). + This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] or the 'git-diff-{asterisk}' plumbing commands. Can be overridden on the @@ -1124,12 +1123,12 @@ color.grep.<slot>:: -- color.interactive:: - When set to `always`, always use colors for interactive prompts + When set to `true` or `auto`, use colors for interactive prompts and displays (such as those used by "git-add --interactive" and - "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). + "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). color.interactive.<slot>:: Use customized color for 'git add --interactive' and 'git clean @@ -1176,10 +1175,10 @@ 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 `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. + 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`. column.ui:: Specify whether supported commands should output in columns. |