Here are the facts: 'git branch --color' produces garbage: $ git branch --color devel←[m dima←[m dmitryk←[m * ←[32mmaster←[m mob←[m next←[m 'git branch --color | cat' produces expected colored output. I've traced it down to printf statement in gdb and it sends the right esc-sequence. Where should I look next? (little bit) more info here: http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=17 -- - Dmitry - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html