DIRCOLORS

dircolors − color setup for ls

dircolors [OPTION]... [FILE]

Output commands to set the LS_COLORS environment variable.

Determine format of output:

−b, −−sh, −−bourne−shell

output Bourne shell code to set LS_COLORS

−c, −−csh, −−c−shell

output C shell code to set LS_COLORS

−p, −−print−database

output defaults

−−help

display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

If FILE is specified, read it to determine which colors to use for which file types and extensions. Otherwise, a precompiled database is used. For details on the format of these files, run ‘dircolors −−print−database’.

Written by H. Peter Anvin.

Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

The full documentation for dircolors is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and dircolors programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info dircolors

should give you access to the complete manual.