fzf Layout, UI, and Styling/Preserve colored input

Interpret ANSI color codes from the input stream.

Section: Layout options

Preserve colored input

bash
bash
git -c color.status=always status --short | fzf --ansi
Explanation

Required when upstream commands already colorize their output.

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