more handles colors fine. But you must add the --color option to ls when piping if you want colors.
less needs the -r option to handle colors. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : I have got the same problem with 'more' and 'less' too. : How did you configure 'ls' for displaying colors when piping to 'more' ? : Thank you. : ------------------ Memo - Header ------------------- : To: debian-user@lists.debian.org : cc: : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Date: 26/01/2000 14:16:05 GMT : 26/01/2000 15:24:58 : Subject: less and color : ----------------- Memo - Message ------------------ : I have setup the ls command to use the display color option using an : alias. It works fine. Colors are also displayed nicely when piping : ls stdout to the more command. I want to use less instead of : more. However, when piping ls stdout to the less command, less displays : the directory listing in b/w and with control characters (escape seq with : hex numbers?) around the filenames instead of just using the correct : colors. : Has anyone out there fixed this problem? I have tried changing the : LESSCHARSET env. variable with no luck. Advice or tips would be : appreciated. I should mention that I am using the console with : $TERM=linux. : =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= : larry holish [EMAIL PROTECTED] : =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= : -- : Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < : /dev/null : -- : Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- *********************** Running Debian Linux *********************** * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 * * W. Paul Mills * Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. * * EMAIL= [EMAIL PROTECTED] * WWW= http://Mills-USA.com/ * * Bill, I was there several years ago, why would I want to go back? * ************* pgp public key on keyservers everywhere? *************/ --
