How can I dump a log without all the special characters used for the colored borders?

As of

2.9.0

you can use the

NO_COLOR

env var: https://github.com/meltano/meltano/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v290-2022-11-08 For earlier versions, you would have to configure logging with a

logging.yml

file: https://docs.meltano.com/guide/logging#logging