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Is there a way to let the terminal show the raw escape sequence? (e.g. those used to control color)



I came across this UNIX.SE question, and want to filter "red" output ( Filter output of command by color)



However, the commands in the answers do not work for my output (e.g. the red in git status for "Untracked files"). They do work for the examples there echo -e '33[00;31mtest33[00m' | grep --color=none '[[:cntrl:]]'. Filtering with grep --color=none '[[:cntrl:]]' works on my output but also shows text with other colors.



I guess the red I see must be a different red than e[31m.



Is there a way to let terminal output raw escape sequences? (so that I can use the right sequence to filter the specific red color I see)



(bash, Ubuntu 18.04)










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    Is there a way to let the terminal show the raw escape sequence? (e.g. those used to control color)



    I came across this UNIX.SE question, and want to filter "red" output ( Filter output of command by color)



    However, the commands in the answers do not work for my output (e.g. the red in git status for "Untracked files"). They do work for the examples there echo -e '33[00;31mtest33[00m' | grep --color=none '[[:cntrl:]]'. Filtering with grep --color=none '[[:cntrl:]]' works on my output but also shows text with other colors.



    I guess the red I see must be a different red than e[31m.



    Is there a way to let terminal output raw escape sequences? (so that I can use the right sequence to filter the specific red color I see)



    (bash, Ubuntu 18.04)










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      Is there a way to let the terminal show the raw escape sequence? (e.g. those used to control color)



      I came across this UNIX.SE question, and want to filter "red" output ( Filter output of command by color)



      However, the commands in the answers do not work for my output (e.g. the red in git status for "Untracked files"). They do work for the examples there echo -e '33[00;31mtest33[00m' | grep --color=none '[[:cntrl:]]'. Filtering with grep --color=none '[[:cntrl:]]' works on my output but also shows text with other colors.



      I guess the red I see must be a different red than e[31m.



      Is there a way to let terminal output raw escape sequences? (so that I can use the right sequence to filter the specific red color I see)



      (bash, Ubuntu 18.04)










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      Is there a way to let the terminal show the raw escape sequence? (e.g. those used to control color)



      I came across this UNIX.SE question, and want to filter "red" output ( Filter output of command by color)



      However, the commands in the answers do not work for my output (e.g. the red in git status for "Untracked files"). They do work for the examples there echo -e '33[00;31mtest33[00m' | grep --color=none '[[:cntrl:]]'. Filtering with grep --color=none '[[:cntrl:]]' works on my output but also shows text with other colors.



      I guess the red I see must be a different red than e[31m.



      Is there a way to let terminal output raw escape sequences? (so that I can use the right sequence to filter the specific red color I see)



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          I guess the red I see must be a different red than e[31m.




          You guess wrongly.



          % ptybandage git status . | grep rules | console-decode-ecma48
          TAB
          SGR 31
          'm'
          'o'
          'd'
          'i'
          'f'
          'i'
          'e'
          'd'
          ':'
          ' '
          ' '
          ' '
          'r'
          'u'
          'l'
          'e'
          's'
          SGR 0
          CR
          LF
          % git status . | grep rules | console-decode-ecma48
          TAB
          'm'
          'o'
          'd'
          'i'
          'f'
          'i'
          'e'
          'd'
          ':'
          ' '
          ' '
          ' '
          'r'
          'u'
          'l'
          'e'
          's'
          LF
          %


          You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour.



          Further reading




          • https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/283984/5132

          • https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/249801/5132

          • Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (2018). "console-decode-ecma48". nosh Guide. Softwares.






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          • Thanks. You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour. ... But I didn't make git produce color, because the text in question is displayed in red, and grep '[[:cntrl:]]' captures it, as said in OP.

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          I guess the red I see must be a different red than e[31m.




          You guess wrongly.



          % ptybandage git status . | grep rules | console-decode-ecma48
          TAB
          SGR 31
          'm'
          'o'
          'd'
          'i'
          'f'
          'i'
          'e'
          'd'
          ':'
          ' '
          ' '
          ' '
          'r'
          'u'
          'l'
          'e'
          's'
          SGR 0
          CR
          LF
          % git status . | grep rules | console-decode-ecma48
          TAB
          'm'
          'o'
          'd'
          'i'
          'f'
          'i'
          'e'
          'd'
          ':'
          ' '
          ' '
          ' '
          'r'
          'u'
          'l'
          'e'
          's'
          LF
          %


          You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour.



          Further reading




          • https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/283984/5132

          • https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/249801/5132

          • Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (2018). "console-decode-ecma48". nosh Guide. Softwares.






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          • Thanks. You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour. ... But I didn't make git produce color, because the text in question is displayed in red, and grep '[[:cntrl:]]' captures it, as said in OP.

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            30 mins ago
















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          I guess the red I see must be a different red than e[31m.




          You guess wrongly.



          % ptybandage git status . | grep rules | console-decode-ecma48
          TAB
          SGR 31
          'm'
          'o'
          'd'
          'i'
          'f'
          'i'
          'e'
          'd'
          ':'
          ' '
          ' '
          ' '
          'r'
          'u'
          'l'
          'e'
          's'
          SGR 0
          CR
          LF
          % git status . | grep rules | console-decode-ecma48
          TAB
          'm'
          'o'
          'd'
          'i'
          'f'
          'i'
          'e'
          'd'
          ':'
          ' '
          ' '
          ' '
          'r'
          'u'
          'l'
          'e'
          's'
          LF
          %


          You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour.



          Further reading




          • https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/283984/5132

          • https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/249801/5132

          • Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (2018). "console-decode-ecma48". nosh Guide. Softwares.






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          • Thanks. You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour. ... But I didn't make git produce color, because the text in question is displayed in red, and grep '[[:cntrl:]]' captures it, as said in OP.

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            30 mins ago














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          I guess the red I see must be a different red than e[31m.




          You guess wrongly.



          % ptybandage git status . | grep rules | console-decode-ecma48
          TAB
          SGR 31
          'm'
          'o'
          'd'
          'i'
          'f'
          'i'
          'e'
          'd'
          ':'
          ' '
          ' '
          ' '
          'r'
          'u'
          'l'
          'e'
          's'
          SGR 0
          CR
          LF
          % git status . | grep rules | console-decode-ecma48
          TAB
          'm'
          'o'
          'd'
          'i'
          'f'
          'i'
          'e'
          'd'
          ':'
          ' '
          ' '
          ' '
          'r'
          'u'
          'l'
          'e'
          's'
          LF
          %


          You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour.



          Further reading




          • https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/283984/5132

          • https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/249801/5132

          • Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (2018). "console-decode-ecma48". nosh Guide. Softwares.






          share|improve this answer














          I guess the red I see must be a different red than e[31m.




          You guess wrongly.



          % ptybandage git status . | grep rules | console-decode-ecma48
          TAB
          SGR 31
          'm'
          'o'
          'd'
          'i'
          'f'
          'i'
          'e'
          'd'
          ':'
          ' '
          ' '
          ' '
          'r'
          'u'
          'l'
          'e'
          's'
          SGR 0
          CR
          LF
          % git status . | grep rules | console-decode-ecma48
          TAB
          'm'
          'o'
          'd'
          'i'
          'f'
          'i'
          'e'
          'd'
          ':'
          ' '
          ' '
          ' '
          'r'
          'u'
          'l'
          'e'
          's'
          LF
          %


          You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour.



          Further reading




          • https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/283984/5132

          • https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/249801/5132

          • Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (2018). "console-decode-ecma48". nosh Guide. Softwares.







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          • Thanks. You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour. ... But I didn't make git produce color, because the text in question is displayed in red, and grep '[[:cntrl:]]' captures it, as said in OP.

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            30 mins ago



















          • Thanks. You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour. ... But I didn't make git produce color, because the text in question is displayed in red, and grep '[[:cntrl:]]' captures it, as said in OP.

            – tinlyx
            30 mins ago

















          Thanks. You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour. ... But I didn't make git produce color, because the text in question is displayed in red, and grep '[[:cntrl:]]' captures it, as said in OP.

          – tinlyx
          30 mins ago





          Thanks. You haven't made git think that it is writing to a terminal, so it isn't producing colour. ... But I didn't make git produce color, because the text in question is displayed in red, and grep '[[:cntrl:]]' captures it, as said in OP.

          – tinlyx
          30 mins ago


















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