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diff --git a/bin/ls/ls.1 b/bin/ls/ls.1 index 4bbf620..fd0a2db 100644 --- a/bin/ls/ls.1 +++ b/bin/ls/ls.1 @@ -100,6 +100,20 @@ below. In addition to those mentioned above in .Fl F , some extra attributes (setuid bit set, etc.) are also displayed. +The colorization is dependent on a terminal type with the proper +.Xr termcap 5 +capabilities. +The default +.Dq cons25 +console has the proper capabilities, +however if you want to display the colors in an +.Xr xterm 1 +for example, +you need to set your +.Ev TERM +variable to +.Dq xterm-color . +Other terminal types may require similar adjustments. .It Fl H Symbolic links on the command line are followed. This option is assumed if none of the @@ -478,6 +492,10 @@ a dynamically sized column). Not all columns have changeable widths. The fields are, in order: inode, block count, number of links, user name, group name, flags, file size, file name. +.It Ev TERM +The +.Fl G +option depends on a terminal type with color capabilities. .It Ev TZ The timezone to use when displaying dates. See @@ -492,6 +510,8 @@ specification. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr chflags 1 , .Xr chmod 1 , +.Xr xterm 1 , +.Xr termcap 5 , .Xr symlink 7 , .Xr sticky 8 .Sh HISTORY |
