Matt Harbison <matt_harbison@yahoo.com> [Wed, 03 May 2017 22:05:23 -0400] rev 32112
help: attempt to clarify that pager usage is not output length based
This may be too subtle of a change to get the point across, but when I first
read the original text, I thought maybe the pager would only be invoked if
writing more than a screenful. The distinction between this and a pager that
simply exits after printing less than a screenful is important on Windows, given
the inability of `more` to color output.
Matt Harbison <matt_harbison@yahoo.com> [Wed, 03 May 2017 21:58:11 -0400] rev 32111
help: document color/pager pitfalls on Windows
Even though I figured this out a few weeks ago, I was initially puzzled where
the color went when I upgraded to 4.2 on a different Windows machine. Let's
point users reading the help into the right direction.
I wonder if we should be even more explicit about cmd.exe/MSYS/pager/color
interplay, but at least all of the breadcrumbs are here (I think).