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.. title:: CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_SHOW_COLOR

.. kconfig:: CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_SHOW_COLOR

CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_SHOW_COLOR
#############################

*Enable colors in the backend*

Type: ``bool``

Help
====

.. code-block:: none

    When enabled selected backend prints errors in red and warning in yellow.

Direct dependencies
===================

(\ :kconfig:`LOG_BACKEND_UART <CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_UART>` || \ :kconfig:`LOG_BACKEND_NATIVE_POSIX <CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_NATIVE_POSIX>` || \ :kconfig:`LOG_BACKEND_RTT <CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_RTT>` || \ :kconfig:`LOG_BACKEND_SWO <CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_SWO>` || \ :kconfig:`LOG_BACKEND_XTENSA_SIM <CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_XTENSA_SIM>`) && !\ :kconfig:`LOG_FRONTEND <CONFIG_LOG_FRONTEND>` && !\ :kconfig:`LOG_MINIMAL <CONFIG_LOG_MINIMAL>` && \ :kconfig:`LOG <CONFIG_LOG>`

*(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)*

Default
=======

- y

Kconfig definition
==================



At ``<Zephyr Subsystem>/logging/Kconfig.formatting:53``

Included via ``Kconfig:8`` → ``Kconfig.zephyr:44`` → ``<Zephyr Subsystem>/Kconfig:31`` → ``<Zephyr Subsystem>/logging/Kconfig:19``

Menu path: (Top) → Sub Systems and OS Services → Logging → Output Formatting

.. code-block:: kconfig

    config LOG_BACKEND_SHOW_COLOR
    	bool "Enable colors in the backend"
    	default y
    	depends on (LOG_BACKEND_UART || LOG_BACKEND_NATIVE_POSIX || LOG_BACKEND_RTT || LOG_BACKEND_SWO || LOG_BACKEND_XTENSA_SIM) && !LOG_FRONTEND && !LOG_MINIMAL && LOG
    	help
    	  When enabled selected backend prints errors in red and warning in yellow.

*(The 'depends on' condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)*