On 2/15/06, Ivan Glushkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > if I issue ls . > filelist.txt > as user I get: > a binary file like: > > ESC[0mESC[0mAcro3nKTzaESC[0m > ESC[0mfilelist.logESC[0m > ESC[01;34mgconfd-glushkovESC[0m > ESC[01;34mkde-glushkovESC[0m > ESC[01;34mkeyring-CXhOCWESC[0m > ESC[01;34mksocket-glushkovESC[0m > ESC[01;35mmapping-glushkovESC[0m > ESC[01;34morbit-glushkovESC[0m > ESC[01;34mssh-mmCRYB8783ESC[0m > ESC[01;35mxmms_glushkov.0ESC[0m > ESC[0mzmanImD0upESC[0m > ESC[m > ... > > if I do that like root, I get the list of files as expected. > What is the difference? Both root and the user are using the same shell.
Unfortunately, by default, ls uses colors to highlight directories and executables (and others). The default alias provided in .bashrc, with a stock install, is 'ls --color=auto'. auto is supposed to tell ls to ensure it is connected to a tty (instead of a file) before spitting out colors. If that alias is 'ls --color=always', it will always use colors, regardless of the output. The solution will be found in your .bashrc file -- either change the alias to 'ls --color=auto' or remove it entirely, and it should work OK.
