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Subject: RE: FW: Git log --graph doesn't output color when redirected
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From: Jeff King [peff@peff.net]
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>> Is there a setting somewhere in config to change this?

> Yes. If you use "--color" on the command line, that means
> "unconditionally use color". If you set color.ui (or any other
> color config option) to "always", then you will always get color (and
> you can disable it for a particular run with "--no-color"). Setting a color
> config option to "true" is the same as "auto", which gets you 
> the auto mode.
 
Setting color in gitconfig didn't work for me on msys, but --color 
works like magic, thanks!