[SOLVED] Stop urxvt from using "color coding"

Fixit7 · 12-12-2014, 02:42 AM

Is there a way to stop urxvt from using "color coding" when it shows files ?

It is using green font with the same green shading and I can't read a thing.

Head_on_a_Stick · 12-12-2014, 04:19 AM

I'm not sure I understand what you mean, but I define my rxvt-unicode colour scheme using options in ~/.Xdefaults.

Here is a great site for trying out colour schemes (it uses .Xresources but the syntax is the same):
http://terminal.sexy/

If you mean the output of `ls` then you probably have an alias in .bashrc or /etc/bash.bashrc

Code:

alias ls='ls --color=auto'

If you remove this, it will output without the colours.

Fixit7 · 12-12-2014, 11:47 AM

It is the ls command that has the color issues.

My .bashrc

Quote:

. /etc/profile

#v1.0.5 need to override TERM setting in /etc/profile...
#export TERM=xterm
# ...v2.13 removed.

#export HISTFILESIZE=2000
#export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
#...v2.13 removed.

My .Xdefaults

Quote:

urxvt*foreground: #F60D0D
urxvt*background: #f2f2f2

! Normal
! color0 black
! color1 red
! color2 green
! color3 yellow
! color4 blue
! color5 purple
! color6 cyan
! color7 white

urxvt*color0: #6c6c6c
urxvt*color1: #e9897c
urxvt*color2: #b6e77d
urxvt*color3: #ecebbe
urxvt*color4: #a9cdeb
urxvt*color5: #ea96eb
urxvt*color6: #c9caec
urxvt*color7: #f2f2f2

! Light
! color8 black
! color9 red
! color10 green
! color11 yellow
! color12 blue
! color13 purple
! color14 cyan
! color15 white

urxvt*color8: #747474
urxvt*color9: #f99286
urxvt*color10: #c3f786
urxvt*color11: #fcfbcc
urxvt*color12: #b6defb
urxvt*color13: #fba1fb
urxvt*color14: #d7d9fc
urxvt*color15: #e2e2e2

I am using rxvt.

neerajkolte · 12-14-2014, 03:23 AM

An alias can be disabled temporarily using the following syntax:

## path/to/full/command ##

Code:

/usr/bin/ls

OR

## call alias with a backslash ##

Code:

\ls

Thanks.

- Neeraj

Fixit7 · 12-14-2014, 06:25 PM

Thanks.