LS_COLORS environment variable

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normally you have an alias set for ls to something like ls="ls --color=tty"
redhat and manyothers do this by default . If you alias ls=ls most times the
color will go away.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lynn David Newton [mailto:lynn.newton@home.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 1:14 PM
> To: Phoenix Linux Users Group
> Subject: LS_COLORS environment variable
>
>
> Here is another probably simple question to chew on.
>
> Somewhere there is an environment variable LS_COLORS is set
> that can be
> finely tuned to make a fancy-schmancy terminal window output
> display with
> lots of neat colors. Generally I like this feature.
>
> However, I'm trying to do some work where I have to provide
> some screen
> shots of a simple 80x24 terminal with "$ " prompt, and all I
> want is plain
> black and white. I can't figure out where this variable is
> set or how to
> turn it off. (It's *not* just a matter of saying unset LS_COLORS or
> LS_COLORS="")
>
> I did discover in the ls(1) man page that --color=never will
> do it, but I'd
> rather avoid that. Also
>
> alias ls="ls --color=never"
>
> works. But there's gotta be a better way. Does someone know?
>
> --
> Lynn David Newton
> Phoenix, AZ
>
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normally you have an alias set for ls to something =
like ls=3D"ls --color=3Dtty" redhat and manyothers do this by =
default . If you alias ls=3Dls most times the color will go =
away.
 

> -----Original Message-----
 > From: Lynn David Newton [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:lynn.newton@home.com">mailto:lynn.newton@home.com</A>]</F=
ONT>
 > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 1:14 PM
 > To: Phoenix Linux Users Group
 > Subject: LS_COLORS environment variable
 > 
 > 
 > Here is another probably simple question to =
chew on.
 > 
 > Somewhere there is an environment variable =
LS_COLORS is set 
 > that can be
 > finely tuned to make a fancy-schmancy terminal =
window output 
 > display with
 > lots of neat colors. Generally I like this =
feature.
 > 
 > However, I'm trying to do some work where I =
have to provide 
 > some screen
 > shots of a simple 80x24 terminal with "$ =
" prompt, and all I 
 > want is plain
 > black and white. I can't figure out where this =
variable is 
 > set or how to
 > turn it off. (It's *not* just a matter of =
saying unset LS_COLORS or
 > LS_COLORS=3D"")
 > 
 > I did discover in the ls(1) man page that =
--color=3Dnever will 
 > do it, but I'd
 > rather avoid that. Also
 > 
 > alias ls=3D"ls =
--color=3Dnever"
 > 
 > works. But there's gotta be a better way. Does =
someone know?
 > 
 > -- 
 > Lynn David Newton
 > Phoenix, AZ
 > 
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