[101733] in RedHat Linux List
RE: Any FAQ's on colour ls?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fred W. Noltie Jr.)
Sat Nov 28 22:03:48 1998
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Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 21:03:58 -0600 (CST)
From: "Fred W. Noltie Jr." <criterion-consulting@usinternet.com>
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On 29-Nov-98 Chuck Mead spluttered:
# On Sat, 28 Nov 1998, Fred W. Noltie Jr. wrote:
#
# >
# > Add the following line to your .bashrc:
# >
# > # alias ls='ls -F --color=tty'
# >
# > (drop the initial '#' of course)
# >
# > You'll have to log out & log back in for the change to take effect.
# >
# And then if you want color ls capability in your xterms in X add
# this
# as the first line in your .xinitrc
#
# alias ls='ls --color' &
#
I have not found this to be necessary. I don't have it in my .xinitrc,
and ls has color in my xterms. It's not in the system xinitrc either.
FYI,
Fred
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