LS_COLORS environment variable

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RE: LS_COLORS environment variabledo man xterm you can set background =
and foreground colours via the args and also set the pen colour ... you =
can also set font type size from the arg set

Nige
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From: David Mandala=20
To: 'plug-discuss@lists.plug.mybutt.net'=20
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 1:21 PM
Subject: RE: LS_COLORS environment variable

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-----=20
> From: Lynn David Newton [mailto:lynn.newton@home.com]=20
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 1:14 PM=20
> To: Phoenix Linux Users Group=20
> Subject: LS_COLORS environment variable=20
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> Here is another probably simple question to chew on.=20
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> Somewhere there is an environment variable LS_COLORS is set=20
> that can be=20
> finely tuned to make a fancy-schmancy terminal window output=20
> display with=20
> lots of neat colors. Generally I like this feature.=20
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> However, I'm trying to do some work where I have to provide=20
> some screen=20
> shots of a simple 80x24 terminal with "$ " prompt, and all I=20
> want is plain=20
> black and white. I can't figure out where this variable is=20
> set or how to=20
> turn it off. (It's *not* just a matter of saying unset LS_COLORS or=20
> LS_COLORS=3D"")=20
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> I did discover in the ls(1) man page that --color=3Dnever will=20
> do it, but I'd=20
> rather avoid that. Also=20
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> alias ls=3D"ls --color=3Dnever"=20
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> works. But there's gotta be a better way. Does someone know?=20
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> --=20
> Lynn David Newton=20
> Phoenix, AZ=20
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normally you have an alias set for ls to something =
like ls=3D"ls=20
--color=3Dtty" redhat and manyothers do this by default . If you alias =
ls=3Dls=20
most times the color will go away. 
> -----Original Message----- >=20
From: Lynn David Newton [<A=20
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href=3D"mailto:lynn.newton@home.com">mailto:lynn.newton@home.com</A>]</FO=
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Subject: LS_COLORS environment variable > =

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probably simple question to chew on. >=20
 > Somewhere there is an environment =
variable=20
LS_COLORS is set > that can be =
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size=3D2>> finely tuned to make a fancy-schmancy terminal window =
output=20
 > display with > lots of=20
neat colors. Generally I like this feature. >=20
 > However, I'm trying to do some work =
where I have=20
to provide > some screen > shots of a simple 80x24 terminal with "$ " prompt, and =
all I=20
 > want is plain > black=20
and white. I can't figure out where this variable is <FONT=20
size=3D2>> set or how to > turn it =
off. (It's=20
*not* just a matter of saying unset LS_COLORS or >=20
LS_COLORS=3D"") > > I did=20
discover in the ls(1) man page that --color=3Dnever will =
 <FONT=20
size=3D2>> do it, but I'd > rather =
avoid that.=20
Also > > =
alias ls=3D"ls=20
--color=3Dnever" > >=20
works. But there's gotta be a better way. Does someone know? =
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David Newton > Phoenix, AZ =
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