Less colour is more colour

Handy tip, have less output in colour:

jq -C '.' | less -R

• less uses the -R switch, allowing "raw" control characters
• jq uses the -C switch, forcing colouring even though it is piping

git -c color.status=always status | less -R

• git uses the -c parameter before a temporary configuration change. The arguments passed here could be put into the .gitconfig file

Many programs suppress colourised output if they detect they are being redirected, if you are using the -R switch with less and the output isn't colourful then you need to enable switches earlier on in the pipe.