i have to su to get colorized 'ls' in xterm..?

doublefailure · 03-15-2003, 11:15 PM

hello..
as subject says.i have to su - user
once to get color in xterm..
how can i correct this?

slack 8.1

acid_kewpie · 03-16-2003, 03:49 AM

set an alias in your .bashrc, or global equivalent saysing

Code:

alias ls="ls --color=auto"

should be fine after that

trickykid · 03-16-2003, 08:47 AM

Well by default you won't have a .bashrc file in your home directory for that user. you could simply cp the /etc/profile to /home/~/.bashrc and edit it accordingly.