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  1. 01-28-2004 #1
    punkrockguy318
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    LS Color

    How do I get ls to always be ls --color=yes? Is it aliases? I can't get ls --color=always to work. Can you guys help me out?
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    lordnothing
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    edit /etc/profile and add this line somewhere:
    Code:
    alias ls='ls --color'
    Their code will be beautiful, even if their desks are buried in 3 feet of crap. - esr
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    Dolda2000
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    You might want this instead, though:
    Code:
    alias ls='ls --color=tty'
    Otherwise, it will insert color escape sequences even if you pipe the output to something else.
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