Which distro are you using? ubuntu has the "dircolors" command that will
output your color settings, and then you override them by setting LS_COLORS
in your .bash_profile (or .bashrc in some cases).
Redhat derivatives have /etc/DIR_COLORS that you can copy to ~/.dir_colors
and let you set them there.
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 3:57 PM, <
joe@actionline.com> wrote:
> How can I change the default colors for listing files from the command
> line?
> The lime green against my terminal beige background is very hard to see.
>
> Example here: http://www.upquick.com/temp/listcolors.jpg
>
> And why are some colored words off center (below the baseline)?
>
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