&gt; <i>Never claimed that was the case.</i><p>Whether you claimed it is not in question. You&#x27;re saying &quot;[color in the terminal] is the work of the devil&quot;, which has a clear intent to dissuade people from coloring terminal output. Which, frankly, is insanity. Most apps do it well nowadays: --color=auto&#x2F;always&#x2F;never, usually defaulting to auto.<p>So when GP says &quot;not everyone is you&quot;, they mean be considerate. If you want color off, you&#x27;re being catered for. But don&#x27;t try and push that choice on everybody who isn&#x27;t you.