On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:29:22 -0500, Tong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks everyone for the respond... yet I'm still looking for the answer > that I want -- the fact is I have no problem showing colors using ls. Just > need to distinguish bad symbolic link from good ones.
Check out "info dircolors". Specifically, from the compiled-in defaults after running "eval `dircolors`" and typing "ls --color" (which I usually don't use), a good link shows up in cyan while a bad link shows up as red on black. -- Michael A. Marsh http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/~mmarsh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]