[SOLVED] ls color codes

jpstunr · 10-15-2003, 07:48 PM

I've been trying to figure out the color code for the ls command. i know that blue is a directory, and green is a regular file... but there are so many other colors and highlighting and symbols (@,*) i looked in the info and man pages, but found no explanation, is it in there or is there a site that explains it?

-jimmy<><

rakriege · 10-15-2003, 11:03 PM

ll -aF directory will be blue & marked with a "/"
executables will green marked with a "*"
files wlll be white
files starting with "." are hidden

use the man command its helpfull...ir man ls....man man....man grep...ect.

its a manual

Claus · 10-16-2003, 07:01 PM

exists a "man man" too

odalcet · 03-20-2012, 02:41 PM

Here is a little explanation of ls color codes:
http://linux-sxs.org/housekeeping/lscolors.html

Also in info ls:

'dircolors': Color setup for 'ls'

'dircolors' outputs a sequence of shell commands to set up the terminal for color output from 'ls'