| -b--sh--bourne-shell | output Bourne shell code to set LS_COLORS |
| -c--csh--c-shell | output C shell code to set LS_COLORS |
| -p--print-database | output defaults |
| --print-ls-colors | output fully escaped colors for display |
| --help | display this help and exit |
| --version | output version information and exit |
NAME
dircolors - color setup for ls
SYNOPSIS
dircolors [OPTION]... [FILE]
DESCRIPTION
Output commands to set the LS_COLORS environment variable.
Determine format of output:
- -b, --sh, --bourne-shell
output Bourne shell code to set LS_COLORS
- -c, --csh, --c-shell
output C shell code to set LS_COLORS
- -p, --print-database
output defaults
- --print-ls-colors
output fully escaped colors for display
- --help
display this help and exit
- --version
output version information and exit
If FILE is specified, read it to determine which colors to use for which file types and extensions. Otherwise, a precompiled database is used. For details on the format of these files, run 'dircolors --print-database'.
AUTHOR
Written by H. Peter Anvin.
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
SEE ALSO
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dircolors> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) dircolors invocation'
Packaged by Debian (9.7-3) Copyright © 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.