CLICOLOR_FORCE

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Set to a non-empty value, other than 0, to tell command-line tools to print color messages even if not connected to a terminal. This is a common convention_ among command-line tools in general.

See also the :envvar:NO_COLOR and :envvar:CLICOLOR environment variables. If :envvar:NO_COLOR is activated, it takes precedence over :envvar:!CLICOLOR_FORCE. Otherwise, if :envvar:!CLICOLOR_FORCE is activated, it takes precedence over :envvar:CLICOLOR.

See the :variable:CMAKE_COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS variable to control color in a generated build system.

.. _common convention: https://web.archive.org/web/20250410160803/https://bixense.com/clicolors/