Thomas Adam said: > --- Michael B Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Would anyone happen to know why? > > eval `dircolors -b` > > has always been what has worked for me: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] n6tadam]$ unset LS_COLORS > [EMAIL PROTECTED] n6tadam]$ eval $(dircolors -b) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] n6tadam]$ echo $LS_COLORS
That's basically what I was doing: eval `dircolors --sh /etc/DIR_COLORS` where /etc/DIR_COLORS was stolen from Red Hat. The --sh option is an alias for -b. If I run the above on the commandline it works as advertised. But when executed in /etc/profile it does not work. It exports LS_COLORS= but the value is empty. I can see this by adding "env > /tmp/out" immediately after the eval command and looking at /tmp/out. Maybe some environment variable needs to be set like TERM=xterm. > > [..output snipped..] > > You can uncomment the use of "eval `dircolors -b`" in ~/.bashrc I did. Also, noteworthy that if I change that line to "eval `dircolors -b /etc/DIR_COLORS` it works. Of course it only works for me so it's still not satisfactory. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
