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Tinker: /* Colour & Effect options */

2023-05-21T22:40:19Z

Colour & Effect options

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	{{!}}}		{{!}}}

			== Handy Links ==
			* [https://ansi.gabebanks.net/ ANSI escape code generator]

	[[Category:Linux]]		[[Category:Linux]]

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	(		(
	# Run in a subshell so it won't crash current color settings dircolors -b >/dev/null		# Run in a subshell so it won't crash current color settings
			dircolors -b >/dev/null
	IFS=:		IFS=:
	for ls_color in ${LS_COLORS[@]}; do # For all colors		for ls_color in ${LS_COLORS[@]}; do # For all colors

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	[[File:LS COLORS Sampler.png\|right\|middle\|thumb]]		[[File:LS COLORS Sampler.png\|right\|middle\|thumb]]

	( # Run in a subshell so it won't crash current color settings dircolors -b >/dev/null		(
			# Run in a subshell so it won't crash current color settings dircolors -b >/dev/null
	IFS=:		IFS=:
	for ls_color in ${LS_COLORS[@]}; do # For all colors		for ls_color in ${LS_COLORS[@]}; do # For all colors

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LS_COLORS

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	* <code>vi ~/.bashrc</code>		* <code>vi ~/.bashrc</code>

	& add the following:		& add the following:

			# Adjust the LS colours
	# Adjust the LS colours
	LS_COLORS="'''YOURNEWCOLORS'''"		LS_COLORS="'''YOURNEWCOLORS'''"
	export LS_COLORS		export LS_COLORS

	You'll, of course, be replacing '''YOURNEWCOLORS''' with codes and colours of your own choosing.		You'll, of course, be replacing '''YOURNEWCOLORS''' with codes and colours of your own choosing.

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LS_COLORS

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	* <code>vi ~/.bashrc</code>		* <code>vi ~/.bashrc</code>
	& add the following:		& add the following:


	# Adjust the LS colours		# Adjust the LS colours
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	& all but the key are optional.		& all but the key are optional.

			Any key/code set not specified will be displayed using the default values.

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==
	[[File:LS COLORS Example 0.png{{!}}300px{{!}}thumb]]		[[File:LS COLORS Example 0.png{{!}}300px{{!}}thumb]]

2022-01-20T23:37:29Z

LS_COLORS

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	* <code>vi ~/.bashrc</code>		* <code>vi ~/.bashrc</code>
	& add the following:		& add the following:
	# Adjust the LS colours
			# Adjust the LS colours
	LS_COLORS="'''YOURNEWCOLORS'''"		LS_COLORS="'''YOURNEWCOLORS'''"
	export LS_COLORS		export LS_COLORS
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	* <code>source ~/.bashrc</code>		* <code>source ~/.bashrc</code>
	to enable your changes.		to enable your changes.

			The format of '''YOURNEWCOLORS''' is a colon separated list of key/code sets.  & each key/code set consists of a key from the table below followed by 1-3 codes from the second table all separated by semicolons. (I know...  weird...)

			so: '''key''';'''foreground''';'''background''';'''effect'''

			& all but the key are optional.
	== Examples ==		== Examples ==
	[[File:LS COLORS Example 0.png{{!}}300px{{!}}thumb]]		[[File:LS COLORS Example 0.png{{!}}300px{{!}}thumb]]

2022-01-20T23:27:54Z

An example

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	* <code>source ~/.bashrc</code>		* <code>source ~/.bashrc</code>
	to enable your changes.		to enable your changes.
	== ~~An example~~ ==		== Examples ==
	[[File:LS COLORS Example 0.png{{!}}300px{{!}}thumb]]		[[File:LS COLORS Example 0.png{{!}}300px{{!}}thumb]]

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	Now I can read it.		Now I can read it.

			[[File:LS COLORS Example 1.png{{!}}300px{{!}}thumb]]

			Then I made it '''LS_COLORS="ow=34;43:*.weird=36;04";''' to customise a 'weird' file extension.

	= The Details =		= The Details =

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An example

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An example

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	to enable your changes.		to enable your changes.
	== An example ==		== An example ==
			[[File:LS COLORS Example 0.png{{!}}300px{{!}}thumb]]

	The default for a directory writable by "other" users hurts me...		The default for a directory writable by "other" users hurts me...

	So I put '''LS_COLORS="ow=34;43"; '''in my .bashrc file.~~[[File:LS COLORS Example 0.png{{~~!~~}}300px{{!}}thumb]]~~		So I put '''LS_COLORS="ow=34;43"; '''in my .bashrc file.

			MUCH better!

	= The Details =		= The Details =