bash shell env change - copy/paste etc

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004, Qiang (James) Li wrote:

>>
>>> also, the ls command result shows the file/directory in some
>>> uncomfortable colores, how do i make the permanent changes?
>>
>>      Use dircolors.
>>
>>      Create a file with:
>>
>> dircolors > $HOME/.dircolours
>>
>>      Then edit the file (it will be commented to make it quite easy),
>>      and implement the edited file with:
>>
>> eval `dircolors $HOME/.dircolours`
>>
>>      Put the eval line in your $HOME/.bashrc file.
>
> I tried the above and the end result of 'ls' got me no color at all now.
>
> i also tried `dircolors -b > .dircolors` then in .bashrc i have
> eval `dircolors .dircolours` with no avil.

    By default ls does not use colours. You need the --color option.

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