Subject: Re: dir colors
From: Scott R. Every (scott@emji.net)
Date: Wed Sep 29 1999 - 09:15:37 MDT
copy the line below exactly:
eval `dircolors -b`
and paste it onto the command line.
you should see nothing on the screen as it is setting some ENV variables
for you. it looks like you are typing it in and using ' instead of `
ie single quote instead of a backtick
it makes a difference...
s
--On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 8:19 AM -0700 Aaron Levitt
<aaron@ultimatewisdom.com> wrote:
> [snip]
>> i assume you logged out and then back in...
>
> yep
> [snip]
>> you should be able to do a:
>> eval `dircolors -b`
>
>> from the command line and then see th red for archives...
>> make sure a line like:
>> .tar 01;31 # archives or compressed (bright red)
>> .tgz 01;31
>
> this is what I get when i do eval 'dircolors -b' from a command line
> at the console:
>
> LS_COLORS='no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:bd=40;33;01
> :cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.arj=01;31:
> *.taz=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.d
> eb=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*
> .xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;25:*.mpg=01;37:*.avi=01;37:*.gl=01;37:*.dl=01;37:'
> ;
> export LS_COLORS
>
> It is all just on color (white). Is this what I should get?? Yes I
> checked over my /etc/DIR_COLORS file, everythings seems to be correct
> there.
>
> -Aaron
>
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