GNU bug report logs - #31032
can't read emacs - unusable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: K Richard Pixley <pixleyr <at> google.com>

Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2018 22:11:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 31032 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
To: K Richard Pixley <pixleyr <at> google.com>
Cc: K Richard Pixley <rich <at> noir.com>, 31032 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31032: can't read emacs - unusable
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 18:40:20 -0400

K Richard Pixley <pixleyr <at> google.com> writes:

> I'm trying to start emacs on a random machine, some random, unknown
> configuration, and I can't read it because of the color settings.
>
> What's the command line option to tell it to stop using color?

Do you mean in the terminal?  Try '--color=never'.
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