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From: peter hakanson <peter@cyklop.volvo.se>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Color ls ? :)
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 09:19:55 +0100
Organization: Volvo Corp.
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Yes,
the ls used in linux is (i think) a gnu version
I have it at home (where i gave up since i could not
get xterm to show colors).
I also got a mail from cris torek (thanks chris) who told me
that xterm_color is supplied with bsdi 2.0 (i run 1.1 at home)
Still have to add termcaps ...
--
Peter Hakanson VolvoData Dep 2580 phone +46 31 66 74 27
On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, Brian Lintz wrote:
> peter hakanson wrote:
> >
> > I think the xterm suppliedwith linux understands
> > colors (ansi escape sequences to switch colors)
> >
> > I have tried to have the xterm supplied with bsdi
> > to do any other coloring besides the possibility
> > to set background/forground but i have not succeeded.
> >
> > You also need to add termcap entries to the correct
> > escape sequences (once you got xterm to use colors)
> >
> > peter h
>
> Well, the problem is -way- before that step ... the version of
> ls I have on the bsdi machine, doesn't seem to have any support
> for the color concept in the first place ... i dont think it
> has much to do {yet} with how i'm connected to the machine ...
>
> Is there a newer version of ls I can get/compile that would
> support colors like linux's ls command does ?
>
>
> > Brian Lintz (blintz@webpromote.com) wrote:
> > : I've got a quick/curious question for anybody that's got an
> > : answer handy ....
> >
> > : on my linux machine, ls produces color output ...
> > : on bsdi, it doesn't.
> >
> > : I'd like to change that...
> >
> > : Ideas?
> >
> > : Brian
> >
> > --
> > --
> > <peter.devnull@cyklop.volvo.se> (remove ".devnull" before use!)
> > Peter Hakanson VolvoData Dep 2580 phone +46 31 66 74 27
>