On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 08:25:55AM +0200, Ales Jerman wrote: > Why is mc in xterm black&white, why there are no colors? Because ls > --color does what I asked for, why not mc? (mc-Midnight Commander) > Thanks!
whether mc automatically starts up in color mode depends on some termcap/terminfo setting of your terminal. There's a commandline option to force it to start in color mode: mc -c Alternatively, you can set the environment variable COLORTERM before starting mc. HTH, Erdmut -- Erdmut Pfeifer science+computing ag -- Bugs come in through open windows. Keep Windows shut! --