Why do some #Linux and #Unix users get upset when their favorite CLI app/command adds a color option to its output messages? This option is usually off by default and controlled by a command-line option or an environment variable. I think colors can be useful in certain cases, such as highlighting specific values say like GATEWAY IP or error codes or messages. There's no need to be yell towards FLOSS developers who are providing and maintaining these utilities for free. I'm just saying ...
@nixCraft I'm one of those people who really really dislikes colour in console output. It makes everything harder to read, especially in a terminal with a dark background. Syntax highlighting is usually one of the first things I turn off in text editors too.
I don't yell at the developers or anything (as long as there is an option to disable it), but it irks me when they enable stuff like that by default.