GNU bug report logs - #31105
[PATCH] Restart and reset ANSI escapes on each line for compatibility with less -R

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Package: diffutils;

Reported by: "Dennis Lambe Jr." <malsyned <at> malsyned.net>

Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 08:04:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 31105 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Dennis Lambe Jr." <malsyned <at> malsyned.net>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: 31105 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#31105: bug#31105: [PATCH] Restart and reset
 ANSI escapes on each line for compatibility with less -R
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 17:45:38 -0500

Quoting Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>:

> Thanks for contributing. Want to write the NEWS blurb for it?

Sure. I don't know if this qualifies as a bug fix, or new feature, or  
what. But how about this?

  diff --color now produces output compatible with less -R.
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