Use node:util stripVTControlCharacters instead of own code - #2486
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Problem
I wrote my own
stripColor, but discovered that node has had stripVTControlCharacters from Node 16.11.0Solution
Use
stripVTControlCharacters. Easy!This will strip some special sequences that the custom code did not, so include in a semver major version.
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node:utilstripVTControlCharacters()for stripping control characters from help when needed