Eric Blake <ebl...@redhat.com> writes:
>> +@item auto
>> +@vindex auto @r{color option}
>> +@cindex terminal, using color iff
>> +- Only use color if standard output is a terminal.
>> +@item always
>> +@vindex always @r{color option}
>> +- Always use color.
>> +@end itemize
>> +Specifying @option{--color} and no @var{when} is equivalent to
>> +@option{--color=always}.
>
> Is this the right default? Some GNU programs default --color to
> --color=auto; others to --color=always. I'm 50:50 on which default is
> better, but it's worth thinking about rather than just blindly picking
> one, as we have both GNU styles as precedent.
I thought about it as well, and then I decided to go for the same
default as ls but I still believe that auto would be a better one.
If it is fine for everyone, I can rework the patch and change the
default to auto.
Regards,
Giuseppe
