On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 10:40:46PM -0600, Warren Turkal wrote: > Why not explicitly say --color=no?
Because that introduces a dependency on GNU ls, and may break things on BSD or odd Debian ports (Debian Solaris, for example). And it has no corresponding benefits to make up for the lack of portability & standardness. > There are env vars that can override default behavior if you are not > careful, aren't there? Not as far as I can see -- if you know of any, let me know so I can file a bug report, ok? The $LS_COLORS variable only affects things if you have --colors=(always|auto). Which is what we're trying so carefully to avoid here. -- Chris Waters | Pneumonoultra- osis is too long [EMAIL PROTECTED] | microscopicsilico- to fit into a single or [EMAIL PROTECTED] | volcaniconi- standalone haiku
