Comments on: Get rid of color ‘ls’ output in Linux http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/ because I don't believe in life before coffee... Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:01:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: darkfader http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-379224 darkfader Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:42:25 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/#comment-379224 just put unalias -a ksh or zsh & set -o vi & export EDITOR=vi into your login rc file and you'll end up with a non-broken working environment. most of the time i'm also too lazy to set this up though. but it's really not worth your time to work around all these little details each and every day, rather get rid of them from the start. It will cost you a few of those "clever" features and you'll have a 5% lower risk of cardial arrest. just put

unalias -a
ksh or zsh & set -o vi & export EDITOR=vi into your login rc file and you’ll end up with a non-broken working environment.

most of the time i’m also too lazy to set this up though. but it’s really not worth your time to work around all these little details each and every day, rather get rid of them from the start.

It will cost you a few of those “clever” features and you’ll have a 5% lower risk of cardial arrest.

]]> By: llinear http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-375407 llinear Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:28:15 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/#comment-375407 just bypass the alias and directly call /bin/ls just bypass the alias and directly call
/bin/ls

]]> By: Anonym http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-370387 Anonym Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:30:54 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/#comment-370387 why to bother about alias. just type simple command - dir. it doesn't display color. it function same like ls but without colors. it works for me. some system doesn't support that. why to bother about alias. just type simple command – dir. it doesn’t display color. it function same like ls but without colors.

it works for me. some system doesn’t support that.

]]> By: jfelten http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-369742 jfelten Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:22:15 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/#comment-369742 Thank you. I just installed Ubuntu 8.04.1 and it was extremely annoying. Defaulted to light pastels on a white background, and worse, for some directories it was dark green text on a slightly darker green background making it literally illegible. If the defaults were sane colors I could have lived with them, but I have better things to do with my time than editing color codes for ls. Thank you. I just installed Ubuntu 8.04.1 and it was extremely annoying. Defaulted to light pastels on a white background, and worse, for some directories it was dark green text on a slightly darker green background making it literally illegible. If the defaults were sane colors I could have lived with them, but I have better things to do with my time than editing color codes for ls.

]]> By: Sync http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-369647 Sync Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:34:26 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/#comment-369647 Color is great but not in plain terminal environments. We use a terminal emulator that defaults to blue backgrounds and the Linux color "ls" ends up setting the default text color to blue-- so we get blue on blue and can't read anything. Color "ls" makes bogus assumptions about what kind of terminal you are using and how it is configured, and is generally distracting. And don't get me started on the color "vim" enhancements-- they set new standards of annoyance, especially since figuring out all the settings you have to turn off can be quite a challenge: syntax off let g:loaded_matchparen=1 set nocp set noincsearch set nohlsearch set noshowmatch Color is great but not in plain terminal environments. We use a terminal emulator that defaults to blue backgrounds and the Linux color “ls” ends up setting the default text color to blue– so we get blue on blue and can’t read anything. Color “ls” makes bogus assumptions about what kind of terminal you are using and how it is configured, and is generally distracting. And don’t get me started on the color “vim” enhancements– they set new standards of annoyance, especially since figuring out all the settings you have to turn off can be quite a challenge:

syntax off
let g:loaded_matchparen=1
set nocp
set noincsearch
set nohlsearch
set noshowmatch

]]> By: JacobWiser http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-369369 JacobWiser Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:03:08 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/#comment-369369 I execute "unalias ls" in my profile. ls is aliased to "ls --color=tty". That takes care of the color issue. The reason why I don't use the color is that I have problems with my vision and need high contrast like white on black. So, on a color listing, I can't see the dark blue against a black background. Jack I execute “unalias ls” in my profile. ls is aliased to “ls –color=tty”. That takes care of the color issue.

The reason why I don’t use the color is that I have problems with my vision and need high contrast like white on black. So, on a color listing, I can’t see the dark blue against a black background.

Jack

]]> By: sj http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-367293 sj Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:36:33 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/#comment-367293 Why do you guys hate colors so much? Colors are what makes life vibrant. Why do you guys hate colors so much?

Colors are what makes life vibrant.

]]> By: frozentin http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-334155 frozentin Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:15:05 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/#comment-334155 In CentOS, if you copy the file /etc/DIR_COLORS to your home directory as ~/.dir_colors, and if you change the line with "COLOR tty" to "COLOR none", then all your login sessions become color-free. Was looking for a solution to this color mess. I can't bear bright colors due to eye problems. Hence, the desperate need to de-colorify the terminal o/p. In CentOS, if you copy the file /etc/DIR_COLORS to your home directory as ~/.dir_colors, and if you change the line with “COLOR tty” to “COLOR none”, then all your login sessions become color-free.

Was looking for a solution to this color mess. I can’t bear bright colors due to eye problems. Hence, the desperate need to de-colorify the terminal o/p.

]]> By: Jon Emmons http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-327218 Jon Emmons Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:09:49 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/#comment-327218 I have posted a response to your question: <a href="http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/15/color-ls-output-and-permission-denied/" rel="nofollow">Color ls output and Permission denied</a> Thanks for asking. I was hoping someone would. I have posted a response to your question:

Color ls output and Permission denied

Thanks for asking. I was hoping someone would.

]]> By: Purrkur http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-325219 Purrkur Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:17:59 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2007/11/12/get-rid-of-color-ls-output-in-linux/#comment-325219 I was wondering exactly the same as Cloned Milkmen. During my 11 years of using Linux I have never come across such an issue. I was wondering exactly the same as Cloned Milkmen. During my 11 years of using Linux I have never come across such an issue.

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