Version 3.13 of ls has the default dircolors compiled in, so the "eval `dircolors`" line in the profile is redundant as far as 'ls' is concerned. However, a few other programs (I can't remember which at the moment) depend on the LS-COLORS variable that dircolors sets and exports, so it is desirable to leave that line in the profile. :-)
On 18 Feb 1997 William Chow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 17 Feb 1997, Michael Harnois wrote: > > > > > > > .bashrc and/or .profile (or .cshrc or .zshrc, whatever): > > > eval `dircolors` > > > alias ls 'ls --color=auto' > > > > This would be wonderful if it were the correct answer. However, as we > > This IS the correct answer, WTF are you talking about? I've been using a > similar alias in my startup scripts for months now. > > > discussed just over a month ago on this list, the correct answer is not > > documented anywhere in the Debian packages. You can read the manpage > > for ls until hell freezes over and still not get color. The correct > > answer was provided by Herbert Xu: > I man ls, one of the options is --color. This should've clued you in. > Maybe your brain froze over... > > > > > > Yes indeed. And that means you need this resource line: > > > > > > XTerm*customization: -color > Uh, this will only work in an Xterm. Did you just want it in JUST an > Xterm? I don't have access to your original email. If this is the case you > should've specified. Anyway, the above solution will also work on Xterms. > They read the .bashrc by default (assuming you're running bash...). I also > assume you can export the aliases (although I've never done so...) > > Stop confusing the populace. > > Will > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
