Merge branch 'jk/ref-filter-colors-fix'

This is the "theoretically more correct" approach of simply
stepping back to the state before plumbing commands started paying
attention to "color.ui" configuration variable.

Let's run with this one.

* jk/ref-filter-colors-fix:
  tag: respect color.ui config
  Revert "color: check color.ui in git_default_config()"
  Revert "t6006: drop "always" color config tests"
  Revert "color: make "always" the same as "auto" in config"

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index b53c994d0a..1ac0ae6adb 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1058,10 +1058,10 @@ clean.requireForce::
 
 color.branch::
 	A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
-	linkgit:git-branch[1]. May be set to `false` (or `never`) to
-	disable color entirely, `auto` (or `true` or `always`) in which
-	case colors are used only when the output is to a terminal.  If
-	unset, then the value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
+	linkgit:git-branch[1]. May be set to `always`,
+	`false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
+	only when the output is to a terminal. If unset, then the
+	value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
 
 color.branch.<slot>::
 	Use customized color for branch coloration. `<slot>` is one of
@@ -1072,11 +1072,12 @@ color.branch.<slot>::
 
 color.diff::
 	Whether to use ANSI escape sequences to add color to patches.
-	If this is set to `true` or `auto`, linkgit:git-diff[1],
+	If this is set to `always`, linkgit:git-diff[1],
 	linkgit:git-log[1], and linkgit:git-show[1] will use color
-	when output is to the terminal. The value `always` is a
-	historical synonym for `auto`.  If unset, then the value of
-	`color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
+	for all patches.  If it is set to `true` or `auto`, those
+	commands will only use color when output is to the terminal.
+	If unset, then the value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by
+	default).
 +
 This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] or the
 'git-diff-{asterisk}' plumbing commands.  Can be overridden on the
@@ -1140,12 +1141,12 @@ color.grep.<slot>::
 --
 
 color.interactive::
-	When set to `true` or `auto`, use colors for interactive prompts
+	When set to `always`, always use colors for interactive prompts
 	and displays (such as those used by "git-add --interactive" and
-	"git-clean --interactive") when the output is to the terminal.
-	When false (or `never`), never show colors. The value `always`
-	is a historical synonym for `auto`.  If unset, then the value of
-	`color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
+	"git-clean --interactive"). When false (or `never`), never.
+	When set to `true` or `auto`, use colors only when the output is
+	to the terminal. If unset, then the value of `color.ui` is
+	used (`auto` by default).
 
 color.interactive.<slot>::
 	Use customized color for 'git add --interactive' and 'git clean
@@ -1192,10 +1193,10 @@ color.ui::
 	configuration to set a default for the `--color` option.  Set it
 	to `false` or `never` if you prefer Git commands not to use
 	color unless enabled explicitly with some other configuration
-	or the `--color` option. Set it to `true` or `auto` to enable
-	color when output is written to the terminal (this is also the
-	default since Git 1.8.4). The value `always` is a historical
-	synonym for `auto`.
+	or the `--color` option. Set it to `always` if you want all
+	output not intended for machine consumption to use color, to
+	`true` or `auto` (this is the default since Git 1.8.4) if you
+	want such output to use color when written to the terminal.
 
 column.ui::
 	Specify whether supported commands should output in columns.