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diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt index 4d6dac5770..973d19606b 100644 --- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt +++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt @@ -173,13 +173,17 @@ endif::git-rev-list[] - '%Cblue': switch color to blue - '%Creset': reset color - '%C(...)': color specification, as described under Values in the - "CONFIGURATION FILE" section of linkgit:git-config[1]; - adding `auto,` at the beginning (e.g. `%C(auto,red)`) will emit - color only when colors are enabled for log output (by `color.diff`, - `color.ui`, or `--color`, and respecting the `auto` settings of the - former if we are going to a terminal). `auto` alone (i.e. - `%C(auto)`) will turn on auto coloring on the next placeholders - until the color is switched again. + "CONFIGURATION FILE" section of linkgit:git-config[1]. + By default, colors are shown only when enabled for log output (by + `color.diff`, `color.ui`, or `--color`, and respecting the `auto` + settings of the former if we are going to a terminal). `%C(auto,...)` + is accepted as a historical synonym for the default (e.g., + `%C(auto,red)`). Specifying `%C(always,...) will show the colors + even when color is not otherwise enabled (though consider + just using `--color=always` to enable color for the whole output, + including this format and anything else git might color). `auto` + alone (i.e. `%C(auto)`) will turn on auto coloring on the next + placeholders until the color is switched again. - '%m': left (`<`), right (`>`) or boundary (`-`) mark - '%n': newline - '%%': a raw '%' |