parse_color: support 24-bit RGB values

[git/git.git] / Documentation / config.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 9678ab6..35b9731 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -828,7 +828,8 @@ doesn't matter.
 +
 Colors (foreground and background) may also be given as numbers between
 0 and 255; these use ANSI 256-color mode (but note that not all
 +
 Colors (foreground and background) may also be given as numbers between
 0 and 255; these use ANSI 256-color mode (but note that not all

-terminals may support this).
+terminals may support this).  If your terminal supports it, you may also
+specify 24-bit RGB values as hex, like `#ff0ab3`.

 
 color.diff::
        Whether to use ANSI escape sequences to add color to patches.
 
 color.diff::
        Whether to use ANSI escape sequences to add color to patches.