On 2008-12-07 01:41:18 +0100, Loïc Minier wrote: > On Sat, Dec 06, 2008, Thomas Dickey wrote: > > It might make sense if its output were to a terminal (rather than, > > as one might expect, redirected to a file or pipe). > > I thought the same, but in this bug report a grep maintainer mentionned > he was using grep --color=always with pipes :-/
Anyway colors are terminal-dependent. So, I'd say that when colors are used, grep should assume that the output will end up to the current terminal (as specified by $TERM). -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
