Thomas Dickey wrote: > On Sun, Jan 27, 2002 at 02:24:22PM -0800, Will Yardley wrote:
> > i usually use xterm-color in FreeBSD even though you really shouldn't > > ever use 'xterm-color' since color 'ls' only works (AFAIK) when $TERM is > > set to this. on linux, i use xterm-xfree86, or sometimes just xterm. > > xterm-color is always incorrect for xterm and rxvt... > (it happens to work if you don't care much about how well). > color 'ls' ignores the termcap and terminfo databases, btw. CLICOLOR Use ANSI color sequences to distinguish file types. See LSCOLORS below. In addition to the file types mentioned in the -F option some extra attributes (setuid bit set, etc.) are also displayed. The colorization is dependent on a terminal type with the proper termcap(5) capabilities. The default ``cons25'' console has the proper capabilities, but to display the colors in an xterm(1), for example, the TERM variable must be set to ``xterm-color''. Other terminal types may require similar adjustments. Colorization is silently disabled if the output isn't directed to a terminal unless the CLICOLOR_FORCE variable is defined. (from the 'ls' man page). in freebsd, colorized ls doesn't work with xterm (ie it will work if you're on a linux machine or something but not on the machine itself). i use Eterm, but haven't had any problems with xterm-color. i know that it's incorrect, but it works for me ok. if anyone knows a better workaround, let me know. w
