terminal diaplay problem

corbis_demon · 09-29-2004, 03:54 AM

Hi,
i have this wierd problem with my terminal.I can't usually see the filenames of files in a directory.Most probably it happens coz the filenames are in a colour that merges with the background of the terminal.Folder names are in blue and are visible,but filenames are probably in a darker tint,so i can't see them.this applies both to console and xterm.How do I correct this.Please help.

darthtux · 09-29-2004, 04:50 AM

Does this occur for all users? If all, look in /etc/profile. If for one, look in their ~/.basrhc or ~/.bash_profile for the PS1 variable.

dustu76 · 09-29-2004, 05:02 AM

Fire up an xterm using a different background than your current using e.g. :

xterm -fg grey -bg black

Try out a few different combinations & in case you are able to view the files then you can do two things to fix the problem:

1. Change your default background/foreground
2. Change the coloring of the files [which I think is controlled via /etc/DIRCOLORS ... do an ls with *DIR* in /etc]

HTH.