On Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 06:43:24PM -0400, Bob Hall wrote: > On Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 06:22:29PM -0400, Todd Stephens wrote: > > Probably a no-brainer, but how can I make my xterm start as xterm-color? > > If I want color ls, I have to type TERM=xterm-color from the command > > line every time I start a new terminal window. What file do I need to > > edit to make X start with xterm-color? > > ~/.Xdefaults > --------------- > xterm*background: green > xterm*foreground: yellow > xterm*highlightColor: purple > > I don't necessarily endorse those color choices.
But those colours are so beautiful in combination... ;-)
Set
XTerm*termName: xterm-color
as well, if you want to be certain that anything that cares about ${TERM}
gets an appropriate value.
Dan
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