LS_COLORS - how to make dirs colored but not marked?

Mr. Alex · 2011-11-02 18:53:39

Hello!

export LS_COLORS='di=01;34'
ls -l --color=auto /home/alex

This makes directories blue in "ls" command but some of them also become marked with green background. I am trying to make them only blue, without any background. Is it possible to do that?

jasonwryan · 2011-11-02 19:02:52

You can customize your colours in the .dir_colors file...

# edit: mine is in my dotfiles repo

Last edited by jasonwryan (2011-11-02 19:03:23)

Mr. Alex · 2011-11-03 08:46:32

How does it work for zsh and urxvt? I copied your .dir_colors file, did

ls --color=auto -la

and colors are not what they should be. They didn't change.

jasonwryan · 2011-11-03 08:53:38

In my .bashrc I have:

eval $(dircolors -b ~/.dir_colors)

as per the man page I linked to:

This environment variable is usually set by a command like
eval 'dircolors some_path/dir_colors'
found in a system default shell initialization file, like /etc/profile or /etc/csh.cshrc.

Mr. Alex · 2011-11-03 09:00:12

Thanks, now it works. But again - directories have green background if chmod 777. I want all dirs to be just blue regardless of permissions.

jasonwryan · 2011-11-03 09:01:55

Then remove the executable option -- or make it blue as well...

Mr. Alex · 2011-11-03 09:21:12

Then remove the executable option

On dirs? I need them. (Or I don't understand what options you're talking about - sorry)

or make it blue as well

How do I make all dirs blue regardless of their permissions?

jasonwryan · 2011-11-03 09:49:02

Mr. Alex wrote:

Then remove the executable option
On dirs? I need them. (Or I don't understand what options you're talking about - sorry)

No: in .dir_colors...

or make it blue as well
How do I make all dirs blue regardless of their permissions?

See man page linked to above:

EXEC color-sequence
Specifies the color used for a file with the executable attribute set.

Rather than rushing to post here: spend a little time reading the documentation and playing with the options.

Mr. Alex · 2011-11-03 11:38:38

Rather than rushing to post here: spend a little time reading the documentation and playing with the options.

jasonwryan, I think you don't understand me. I looked all the man page through. EXEC option is for files. Plus it still doesn't do what i need.

I have directories with drwx------ and drwxr-xr-x permissions. They are shown just blue now. And I have dirs with drwxrwxrwx permissions and they have green background. I don't want this background. Tried EXEC - it's for files. And tried to combine it with DIR options - doesn't work this way at all. Also - executable option may be in three different places in permissions. I can't figure this out.

bohoomil · 2011-11-03 12:16:45

I don't want this background.

=>

42 for green background

Mr. Alex · 2011-11-04 11:12:45

DIR            01;34;40
DIR:ex         01;34;40
ex 01;34;40
:ex 01;34;40

Is any of these right?

There are a couple of discussions I found:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions … em-584383/
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/suse-l … olors.html
Noone seems to find how to remove that green background.

Did anyone of you make "drwxrwxrwx" just blue, without green background?

fsckd · 2011-11-04 14:39:13

All the information you require to finding a solution is in this thread.

Here is a hint, use what bohoomil told you and look in $LS_COLORS itself. Or in the dir_colors file, whatever it is.

Last edited by fsckd (2011-11-04 14:51:01)

bohoomil · 2011-11-04 15:31:03

If you want to remove the background, simply delete the value responsible for it, e.g.:

DIR 00;34

-- for dark blue foreground, or

DIR 01;34

for the bright blue one.

860lacov · 2020-10-18 11:29:51

Fun with archeology for me.

I'm trying to make my ls output colorized.
I read dir_colors

Should I put this:

eval "$(dircolors [option]… [file])"

into my .bashrc and that's all?

What should I set as an option?
Is it -b because I use bash shell?
Where is [file] and what should be inside?

Last edited by 860lacov (2020-10-18 11:30:05)

2ManyDogs · 2020-10-18 12:19:32

860lacov wrote:

Fun with archeology for me.

Don't do that. Please do not necrobump.

Open your own topic and refer back to this one if you think it is appropriate.

Closing.

Arch Linux

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