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Colorize ls output and display a special symbol indicating the file type
## Colors
## The color designators are as follows:
# 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
## The order of the attributes are as follows:
#
# 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
# The default is "exfxcxdxbxegedabagacad"
alias ls="ls -GF"
export LSCOLORS="Exfxcxdxbxegedabagacad"
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