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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:29:54 +0900
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Subject: Re: How to disable formatting control characters in newer versions?
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From: Takashi Yano via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com>
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On Fri, 16 Oct 2020 12:07:11 +0200
Zoltán Vér via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> We have been using Cygwin for a long time for a testing process. This
> process saves the output to a log file.
> 
> The main problem is that the newer versions of Cygwin puts the formatting
> characters into the log file also. So the logs are useless.
> 
> The affected formatting characters are backspaces and cursor positioner CSI
> control characters like \033[1;1H
> It seems like the log contains the clear screen data too.
> 
> So, is there an option to disable this feature, or do you have any solution
> to eliminate them?

Could you provide simple test case which replicates your issue?

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Takashi Yano <takashi.yano@nifty.ne.jp>
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