* Re: LS_COLORS operational? and info info
1999-01-31 23:52 LS_COLORS operational? and info info Lincoln, W. Terry
@ 1999-01-31 23:52 ` Dave Finnegan
1999-01-31 23:52 ` Mike Fabian
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Dave Finnegan @ 1999-01-31 23:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Lincoln, W. Terry; +Cc: Michael Hirmke, 'gnu-win32 mail list'
I'd like to enable colors ... could you provide the "colors.nt" file, please?
Thanks,
Dave
"Lincoln, W. Terry" wrote:
> Michael Hirmke wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > [...]
> > >prompt> eval 'dircolors colors.nt'
> > >LS_COLORS='<lots of blurb>';
> > >export LS_COLORS
> > >
> > >But LS_COLORS is not actually set. If I manually set the variable
> myself
> > >(export LS_COLORS='<lots of blurb>') then it works...
> >
> > You have to source the script, so that the env var is added to your
> > actual shell. You are trying to change the environment of the calling
> > shell, which isn't possible in a Unix like environment.
> > So write the commands to .bashrc or some other script
> >
> > >> > ------------------------< snip snip snip
> >-----------------------------
> > >> > eval `dircolors colours-for-ls.nt4`
> > >> > alias ls="ls --color=tty -F -T 0"
> > >> > ------------------------< snip snip snip
> >-----------------------------
> >
> > and then call it with either
> >
> > . ./.bashrc
> >
> > or
> >
> > source ./.bashrc
>
> This actually works quite fine on my Cygwin B20.1 NT-4.0 machine:
> $ eval `(dircolors colors.nt)`
> I think the parens are needed to support the semi-colons generated by the
> program.
>
> >
> > Bye.
> > Michael.
>
> Hope it works for you...
>
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* Re: LS_COLORS operational? and info info
1999-01-31 23:52 ` Dave Finnegan
@ 1999-01-31 23:52 ` Mike Fabian
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From: Mike Fabian @ 1999-01-31 23:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dave; +Cc: gnu-win32
Dave Finnegan <dave@syncinc.com> wrote:
> I'd like to enable colors ... could you provide the "colors.nt"
> file, please?
You can create a sample one yourself by typing:
dircolors --print-database > colors.nt
Then edit this colors.nt according to your taste. And probably you
have to add a line "TERM cygwin" like this:
...
# Below, there should be one TERM entry for each termtype that is colorizable
TERM cygwin
TERM linux
TERM console
TERM con132x25
...
Mike
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* RE: LS_COLORS operational? and info info
@ 1999-01-31 23:52 Lincoln, W. Terry
1999-01-31 23:52 ` Dave Finnegan
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From: Lincoln, W. Terry @ 1999-01-31 23:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Michael Hirmke; +Cc: 'gnu-win32 mail list'
Michael Hirmke wrote:
> Hi,
>
> [...]
> >prompt> eval 'dircolors colors.nt'
> >LS_COLORS='<lots of blurb>';
> >export LS_COLORS
> >
> >But LS_COLORS is not actually set. If I manually set the variable
myself
> >(export LS_COLORS='<lots of blurb>') then it works...
>
> You have to source the script, so that the env var is added to your
> actual shell. You are trying to change the environment of the calling
> shell, which isn't possible in a Unix like environment.
> So write the commands to .bashrc or some other script
>
> >> > ------------------------< snip snip snip
>-----------------------------
> >> > eval `dircolors colours-for-ls.nt4`
> >> > alias ls="ls --color=tty -F -T 0"
> >> > ------------------------< snip snip snip
>-----------------------------
>
> and then call it with either
>
> . ./.bashrc
>
> or
>
> source ./.bashrc
This actually works quite fine on my Cygwin B20.1 NT-4.0 machine:
$ eval `(dircolors colors.nt)`
I think the parens are needed to support the semi-colons generated by the
program.
>
> Bye.
> Michael.
Hope it works for you...
__
| | /===============================
__| |__ / For GOD so loved the world that He gave
| | / His only son, that whosoever believeth on
|__ __| / Him should not perish but have everlasting
| | / life. (John 3:16)
| | / mailto:WTerryLincoln@engineer.com
| | / May His peace be found in you,
| | / W. Terry Lincoln
/~~~~~~\ / (senior engineer - Ultimate Technology Corporation)
http://www.AngelFire.com/ny/TerryLincoln
http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Concourse/7326
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* RE: LS_COLORS operational? and info info
@ 1999-01-31 23:52 Lincoln, W. Terry
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From: Lincoln, W. Terry @ 1999-01-31 23:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dave Finnegan; +Cc: 'gnu-win32 mail list'
Hi,
To get a colors.nt files just do this:
1. cd
2. dircolors -p > colors.nt
3. vim colors.nt
# edit the file (use another editor if you don't have vim)
4. eval `(dircolors colors.nt)`
The file 'colors.nt' can be any file you want in your home directory.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Finnegan [ mailto:dave@syncinc.com ]
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 3:15 PM
To: Lincoln, W. Terry
Cc: Michael Hirmke; 'gnu-win32 mail list'
Subject: Re: LS_COLORS operational? and info info
----------------------------------------------------
I'd like to enable colors ... could you provide the "colors.nt" file,
please?
Thanks,
Dave
"Lincoln, W. Terry" wrote:
> Michael Hirmke wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > [...]
> > >prompt> eval 'dircolors colors.nt'
> > >LS_COLORS='<lots of blurb>';
> > >export LS_COLORS
> > >
> > >But LS_COLORS is not actually set. If I manually set the variable
> myself
> > >(export LS_COLORS='<lots of blurb>') then it works...
> >
> > You have to source the script, so that the env var is added to your
> > actual shell. You are trying to change the environment of the calling
> > shell, which isn't possible in a Unix like environment.
> > So write the commands to .bashrc or some other script
> >
> > >> > ------------------------< snip snip snip
> >-----------------------------
> > >> > eval `dircolors colours-for-ls.nt4`
> > >> > alias ls="ls --color=tty -F -T 0"
> > >> > ------------------------< snip snip snip
> >-----------------------------
> >
> > and then call it with either
> >
> > . ./.bashrc
> >
> > or
> >
> > source ./.bashrc
>
> This actually works quite fine on my Cygwin B20.1 NT-4.0 machine:
> $ eval `(dircolors colors.nt)`
> I think the parens are needed to support the semi-colons generated by
the
> program.
>
> >
> > Bye.
> > Michael.
>
> Hope it works for you...
__
| | /===============================
__| |__ / For GOD so loved the world that He gave
| | / His only son, that whosoever believeth on
|__ __| / Him should not perish but have everlasting
| | / life. (John 3:16)
| | / mailto:WTerryLincoln@engineer.com
| | / May His peace be found in you,
| | / W. Terry Lincoln
/~~~~~~\ / (senior engineer - Ultimate Technology Corporation)
http://www.AngelFire.com/ny/TerryLincoln
http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Concourse/7326
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