DIRCOLORS(1) manual page

Table of Contents

## 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
--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'.

## Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

## See Also

The full documentation for dircolors is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and dircolors programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info dircolors

should give you access to the complete manual.

Table of Contents

- Name
- Synopsis
- Description

- Determine format of output:

- Reporting Bugs
- See Also