You'll need to create a “.bash_profile” (sudo nano /) file if there isn't an existing one. Then you'll add the following code:
Line|
[1] | CLICOLOR=1 #simply enables coloring of your terminal.
[2] | LSCOLORS=exfxcxdxbxegedabagacad #specifies how to color specific items (this is the default).
“exfxcxdxbx” 1-5
“egedabagacad” 5-11
1. directory.
2. symbolic link.
3. socket
4. pipe
5. executable
6. block special
7. character special
8. executable with setuid bit set
9. executable with setgid bit set
10. directory writable to others, with sticky bit
11. directory writable to others, without sticky bit
a black
b red
c green
d brown
e blue
f magenta
g cyan
h light grey
A bold black, usually shows up as dark grey
B bold red
C bold green
D bold brown, usually shows up as yellow
E bold blue
F bold magenta
G bold cyan
H bold light grey; looks like bright white
x default foreground or background
Having this in mind, if you change “exfxcxdxbxegedabagacad” to “Gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad”, you'll see that all dir are in bold-cyan.