LS_COLORS environment variable

Mon, 21 Jan 2002 13:37:51 -0700

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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
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  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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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>do man xterm you can set background and =
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  <P><FONT size=3D2>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 =
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  most times the color will go away.</FONT></P><BR>
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&gt; &gt; Here is =
another=20
 probably simple question to chew on. &gt;=20
 &gt; Somewhere there is an environment =
variable=20
 LS_COLORS is set &gt; that can be =
 <FONT=20
 size=3D2>&gt; finely tuned to make a fancy-schmancy terminal window =
output=20
 &gt; display with &gt; lots of=20
 neat colors. Generally I like this feature. &gt;=20
 &gt; However, I'm trying to do some work =
where I have=20
 to provide &gt; some screen <FONT =

  size=3D2>&gt; shots of a simple 80x24 terminal with "$ " prompt, and =
all I=20
  </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>&gt; want is plain</FONT> <BR><FONT =
size=3D2>&gt; black=20
  and white. I can't figure out where this variable is </FONT><BR><FONT=20
  size=3D2>&gt; set or how to</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>&gt; turn it =
off. (It's=20
  *not* just a matter of saying unset LS_COLORS or</FONT> <BR><FONT =
size=3D2>&gt;=20
  LS_COLORS=3D"")</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>&gt; </FONT><BR><FONT =
size=3D2>&gt; I did=20
  discover in the ls(1) man page that --color=3Dnever will =
</FONT><BR><FONT=20
  size=3D2>&gt; do it, but I'd</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>&gt; rather =
avoid that.=20
  Also</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>&gt; </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>&gt; =
alias ls=3D"ls=20
  --color=3Dnever"</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>&gt; </FONT><BR><FONT =
size=3D2>&gt;=20
  works. But there's gotta be a better way. Does someone know?</FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
  size=3D2>&gt; </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>&gt; -- </FONT><BR><FONT =
size=3D2>&gt; Lynn=20
  David Newton</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>&gt; Phoenix, AZ</FONT> =
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