Re: $LS_COLORS

[Thomas G. Mayfield]

Michael Schroeder wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 04:43:11PM -0500, Thomas G. Mayfield wrote:
>
> > I've hacked my $LS_COLORS to the exact point I like it, and when I login 
> > to my box, get just what I want.  However, screen is somehow overwriting 
> > this variable.  I've tried manually setting $LS_COLORS using 'setenv 
> > LS_COLORS <long_list>', and still it's wrong.
> >
> > For an example, I added the following two lines to my .screenrc:
> > setenv FOO $LS_COLORS
> > setenv LS_COLORS $LS_COLORS
> >
> > After screen starts up, however, $FOO and $LS_COLORS ($FOO, of course 
> > being my hacked version, and $LS_COLORS being the system default). I've 
> > looked through my .bashrc and .bash_profile, but the only entries they 
> > contain regarding $LS_COLORS are my own--to set it to the custom values.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
>
> Check out /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile. (Your .bash_profile will
> nor be read if the shell is not a "login" shell, so you should set
> LS_COLORS in ~.bashrc.)
>
> Cheers,
>   Michael.

Mea culpa.  Noticed that screen sets its own $TERM and just had to add 
"TERM screen" to the top of /etc/DIR_COLORS.  Sorry to have wasted your 
time.

--Thoma