if (!strcmp(var, "diff.color")) {
if (!value)
diff_use_color_default = 1; /* bool */
- else if (!strcasecmp(value, "auto"))
- diff_use_color_default = isatty(1);
+ else if (!strcasecmp(value, "auto")) {
+ diff_use_color_default = 0;
+ if (isatty(1)) {
+ char *term = getenv("TERM");
+ if (term && strcmp(term, "dumb"))
+ diff_use_color_default = 1;
+ }
+ }
else if (!strcasecmp(value, "never"))
diff_use_color_default = 0;
else if (!strcasecmp(value, "always"))