Directory highlight off

JeffElkins · 02-18-2010, 12:15 PM

I'm in a situation where I need some directories chmod 777 -- the problem is that bash reverse-highlights the directory name making it all but unreadable when I do so. I'd like to turn off this "feature" and have these dirs display at the console like a regular dir.

I've tried

Code:

LS_COLORS='no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:su=37;41:sg=30;43:tw=01;40;34:ow=01;40;34:st=37;44:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.svgz=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.lzma=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.dz=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.bz=01;31:*.tbz2=01;31:*.tz=01;31:*.deb=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.jar=01;31:*.rar=01;31:*.ace=01;31:*.zoo=01;31:*.cpio=01;31:*.7z=01;31:*.rz=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.pbm=01;35:*.pgm=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.tiff=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.svg=01;35:*.mng=01;35:*.pcx=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.mpeg=01;35:*.m2v=01;35:*.mkv=01;35:*.ogm=01;35:*.mp4=01;35:*.m4v=01;35:*.mp4v=01;35:*.vob=01;35:*.qt=01;35:*.nuv=01;35:*.wmv=01;35:*.asf=01;35:*.rm=01;35:*.rmvb=01;35:*.flc=01;35:*.avi=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.gl=01;35:*.dl=01;35:*.xcf=01;35:*.xwd=01;35:*.yuv=01;35:*.aac=00;36:*.au=00;36:*.flac=00;36:*.mid=00;36:*.midi=00;36:*.mka=00;36:*.mp3=00;36:*.mpc=00;36:*.ogg=00;36:*.ra=00;36:*.wav=00;36:';
   
export LS_COLORS

messing with LS_COLORS in my .bashrc file, but I've either not hit the correct combination or this ain't the right way to do it.

Help!

GrapefruiTgirl · 02-18-2010, 12:22 PM

You can do it the way you're doing, but you might find it more useful in the long run to edit the /etc/DIR_COLORS file.

I believe the item you need to change, the way you are doing it, is the "ow" entry (which means "other-writeable"), but the /etc/DIR_COLORS file should have a little bit more explanation about the various two-letter items.

Also, `man dircolors` is handy too.

Sasha

GrapefruiTgirl · 02-18-2010, 12:26 PM

PS - I should have mentioned:if you want to turn it off entirely, check your /etc/profile file (it may be another file, so cross your fingers) and see if `ls` is aliased to `ls --colors=` or something like this. To disable the colors entirely, either comment that line out, or, at your shell prompt, reset the `ls` alias to nothing.

Sasha

David the H. · 02-18-2010, 12:34 PM

The directory setting should be this one:

di=01;34

Just change it to di=00 to disable it completely, or one of the other ansi sequences if you want a different color. This page has a chart of the available color sequences (under the "set graphics mode" entry).

http://ascii-table.com/ansi-escape-sequences.php

Use semicolons to combine properties. 01;34 is bold blue, for example.

PS: Check out the man pages for dircolors and dir_colors, assuming you have it installed.

PPS: You should mention what distro you're using when you post (or just add it to your profile) so we can better understand what you have available.

GrapefruiTgirl · 02-18-2010, 12:40 PM

Thanks David -- I thought the "other-writeable" would apply to the directory as well. Thanks for that clarification, and for the link!

Sasha

JeffElkins · 02-18-2010, 01:49 PM

Thanks, very helpful, both of you

I've got it sorted out now.