 [](https://crates.io/crates/strip-ansi-escapes) [](https://docs.rs/strip-ansi-escapes)
A crate for stripping ANSI escape sequences from byte sequences.
This can be used to take output from a program that includes escape sequences and write
it somewhere that does not easily support them, such as a log file.
# Examples
The `strip` function accepts bytes and returns a `Vec` of bytes with ANSI escape sequences removed.
```rust
extern crate strip_ansi_escapes;
use std::io::{self, Write};
fn work() -> io::Result<()> {
let bytes_with_colors = b"\x1b[32mfoo\x1b[m bar";
let plain_bytes = strip_ansi_escapes::strip(&bytes_with_colors)?;
io::stdout().write_all(&plain_bytes)?;
Ok(())
}
fn main() {
work().unwrap();
}
```
For writing directly to a writer, the `Writer` struct may be preferable.
```rust
extern crate strip_ansi_escapes;
use std::io::{self, Write};
use strip_ansi_escapes::Writer;
fn work() -> io::Result<()> {
let bytes_with_colors = b"\x1b[32mfoo\x1b[m bar";
let mut writer = Writer::new(io::stdout());
// Only `foo bar` will be written to stdout
writer.write_all(bytes_with_colors)?;
Ok(())
}
fn main() {
work().unwrap();
}
```
# License
Licensed under either of
* Apache License, Version 2.0 ([`LICENSE-APACHE`](./LICENSE-APACHE) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
* MIT license ([`LICENSE-MIT`](./LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.