Re: How to change list colors? SOLVED

2012-11-08 Thread joe
Thanks James and Larry. I edited /etc/DIR_COLORS to change EXECutable spec from 32 (green) to 30 (black) so now I can see 'ls' lists much better. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or

Re: How to change list colors?

2012-11-07 Thread Dazed_75
In Ubuntu dircolors -p makes the list somewhat more readable albeit long. On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 6:02 PM, James Mcphee wrote: > Which distro are you using? ubuntu has the "dircolors" command that will > output your color settings, and then you override them by setting LS_COLORS > in your .bash

Re: How to change list colors?

2012-11-06 Thread James Mcphee
Which distro are you using? ubuntu has the "dircolors" command that will output your color settings, and then you override them by setting LS_COLORS in your .bash_profile (or .bashrc in some cases). Redhat derivatives have /etc/DIR_COLORS that you can copy to ~/.dir_colors and let you set them th

How to change list colors?

2012-11-06 Thread joe
How can I change the default colors for listing files from the command line? The lime green against my terminal beige background is very hard to see. Example here: http://www.upquick.com/temp/listcolors.jpg And why are some colored words off center (below the baseline)? -