Add --output=inherit as an alias for --show-output

sharkdp · May 16, 2022 · 419d5bd · 419d5bd
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diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ fn build_command() -> Command<'static> {
                      and apply certain optimizations. To avoid that, consider using \
                      '--output=pipe'.\n\n\
                      pipe: Feed the output through a pipe before discarding it.\n\n\
+                     inherit: Don't redirect the output at all (same as '--show-output').\n\n\
                      <FILE>: Write the output to the given file.",
                 ),
         )

diff --git a/src/options.rs b/src/options.rs
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ impl Options {
             match output {
                 "null" => CommandOutputPolicy::Discard,
                 "pipe" => CommandOutputPolicy::Pipe,
+                "inherit" => CommandOutputPolicy::Forward,
                 path => CommandOutputPolicy::File(path.into()),
             }
         } else {