docs: Add documentation on the new -f colored option

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Adrien Vergé 6 years ago
parent 5062b91cac
commit 66adaee66c

@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ Errors and warnings
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Problems detected by yamllint can be raised either as errors or as warnings. Problems detected by yamllint can be raised either as errors or as warnings.
The CLI will output them (with different colors when using the ``standard`` The CLI will output them (with different colors when using the ``colored``
output format). output format, or ``auto`` when run from a terminal).
By default the script will exit with a return code ``1`` *only when* there is one or By default the script will exit with a return code ``1`` *only when* there is one or
more error(s). more error(s).

@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ The output will look like (colors are not displayed here):
10:1 error too many blank lines (4 > 2) (empty-lines) 10:1 error too many blank lines (4 > 2) (empty-lines)
11:4 error too many spaces inside braces (braces) 11:4 error too many spaces inside braces (braces)
By default, the output of yamllint is colored when run from a terminal, and pure
text in other cases. Add the ``-f standard`` arguments to force non-colored output.
Use the ``-f colored`` arguments to force colored output.
Add the ``-f parsable`` arguments if you need an output format parsable by a Add the ``-f parsable`` arguments if you need an output format parsable by a
machine (for instance for :doc:`syntax highlighting in text editors machine (for instance for :doc:`syntax highlighting in text editors
<text_editors>`). The output will then look like: <text_editors>`). The output will then look like:

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