On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Ethan Benson wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 31, 2000 at 09:02:08PM -0700, Dale Morris wrote: > > what do I enter to get bash to default to showing files in color. I > > know I have to edit the /etc/bash.bashrc file, but don't remember the > > command to enter. > > you should instead edit your own userid's ~/.bashrc and add the > following: > > export LS_OPTIONS='--color=auto' > eval `dircolors` > alias ls='ls $LS_OPTIONS' To actually define colors dircolors --help Create the file dircolors -p > ls_colors.file choose colors for type and suffixes by editing ls_colors.file use: eval `dircolors ls_colors.file` > > you can add that to /etc/profile or /etc/bash.bashrc if you really > want it to be a global setting, but keep in mind not all people like > colorized ls, so i would leave it as a user option (put it in > /etc/skel/.bashrc as an example for new users if you like) > > -- > Ethan Benson > http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/ >