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N.1. When Color is Used
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N.1. When Color is Used #

To use colorized output, set the environment variable PG_COLOR as follows:

  1. If the value is always, then color is used.

  2. If the value is auto and the standard error stream is associated with a terminal device, then color is used.

  3. Otherwise, color is not used.

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