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-rw-r--r--docs/content/manual/manual.yml2
-rw-r--r--jq.1.prebuilt2
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/content/manual/manual.yml b/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
index 2af18064..f031c927 100644
--- a/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
+++ b/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ sections:
By default, jq outputs colored JSON if writing to a
terminal. You can force it to produce color even if writing to
a pipe or a file using `-C`, and disable color with `-M`.
+ When the `NO_COLOR` environment variable is not empty, jq disables
+ colored output by default, but you can enable it by `-C`.
Colors can be configured with the `JQ_COLORS` environment
variable (see below).
diff --git a/jq.1.prebuilt b/jq.1.prebuilt
index 3c63997d..bfa4a2b7 100644
--- a/jq.1.prebuilt
+++ b/jq.1.prebuilt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Use the given number of spaces (no more than 7) for indentation\.
\fB\-\-color\-output\fR / \fB\-C\fR and \fB\-\-monochrome\-output\fR / \fB\-M\fR:
.
.IP
-By default, jq outputs colored JSON if writing to a terminal\. You can force it to produce color even if writing to a pipe or a file using \fB\-C\fR, and disable color with \fB\-M\fR\.
+By default, jq outputs colored JSON if writing to a terminal\. You can force it to produce color even if writing to a pipe or a file using \fB\-C\fR, and disable color with \fB\-M\fR\. When the \fBNO_COLOR\fR environment variable is not empty, jq disables colored output by default, but you can enable it by \fB\-C\fR\.
.
.IP
Colors can be configured with the \fBJQ_COLORS\fR environment variable (see below)\.