OK, so how about a --color option that works like for ls:
# ls --color=never
-> no colors
# ls --color=never > listing
-> no colors
# ls --color=auto
-> colors
# ls --color=auto > listing
-> no colors
# ls --color=always
-> colors
# ls --color=always > listing
-> colors
OK, so how about a --color option that works like for ls:
# ls --color=never
-> no colors
# ls --color=never > listing
-> no colors
# ls --color=auto
-> colors
# ls --color=auto > listing
-> no colors
# ls --color=always
-> colors
# ls --color=always > listing
-> colors
'auto' being the default mode.