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From: iiitac@uk.ac.swan.pyr (Alan Cox)
Subject: Re: Linux vs *BSD (new twist)
Message-ID: <1994Jun10.162129.16396@uk.ac.swan.pyr>
Organization: Swansea University College
References: <2spm91$1b2@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> <me.771084458@tartufo> <2t9jo2$gek@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 16:21:29 GMT
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In article <2t9jo2$gek@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> peter@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (Peter da Silva) writes:
>In article <me.771084458@tartufo>,
>Michael Elbel <me%dude.pcs.dec.com@inet-gw-2.pa.dec.com> wrote:
>>Does it? I'm pretty sure, it doesn't. I distinctively remember that the
>>/etc/DIRCOLORS file holds the actual escape sequences to use.
>
>What if you have more than one terminal?

You use the proper colour ls that doesn't use hard coded escapes. I've never
even met the one that doesnt

Urghh.. shudder

Alan