Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 03:35:19 +0100 From: Tobias Roth <roth@iamexwi.unibe.ch> To: Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getting colorized output from ls Message-ID: <20001223033519.A14227@arp.unibe.ch> In-Reply-To: <20001223005759.A799@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl>; from ernst@jollem.com on Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 12:57:59AM %2B0100 References: <20001223005759.A799@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl>
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On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 12:57:59AM +0100, Ernst de Haan wrote:
> After setting the variable CLICOLORS in my environment, ls now gives me
> colored output, but I can't get it to print high-constrast colors. I tried
> `man ls', but I don't can't find any information about this. I remember that
> Leenucks used to have this a few years ago.
I was just working on that myself: Here's what I did:
- install /usr/ports/misc/gnuls
- put alias ls="gnuls --color=always" in ~/.profile or ~/.cshrc
- tweak the color settings:
man dircolors
dircolors
Works like a charm.
Also check out this site for a colored prompt and a more detailed list of color combinations:
http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=723876+0+archive/1998/freebsd-questions/19980802.freebsd-questions
Have fun, Tobe
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