In Ubuntu dircolors -p makes the list somewhat more readable albeit long.
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 6:02 PM, James Mcphee <
jmcphe@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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