'ls --color=never' never works

zatka · 02-14-2004, 02:49 AM

hello there,

how do u change the colors of directories n files when 'ls' command is given. i've kept my terminal window in transparent mode n it's very difficult to read the directory names.
whenever i give the command 'ls --color=never', for that command i get no color but again when i give 'ls -a', it shows in color.

10ks in advance.

ranger_nemo · 02-14-2004, 09:10 AM

Try...

# alias ls='ls --color=never'
# ls

Then, you can put the alias line into your .bashrc , and it will never show color, after a re-login, of course.

zatka · 02-15-2004, 04:19 AM

thanks dude...
it did work. now can u pls tel me where that .bashrc file is located?

ranger_nemo · 02-15-2004, 03:50 PM

It's a hidden file in your home directory.

zatka · 02-17-2004, 01:25 AM

Thanks.
It did work.
but do u know how to change the colors? i mean when i give 'ls' in color, it shows files as red & directories as dark blue. suppose i want to change the blue to yellow n red to pink how do u do that?