Directory colors and cd..

lowbatt · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 13 Jul 2002 Posts: 83

Ok I got directory color's to work by typing ls --color but ls doesnt do it. where can I go to change it so ls automaticaly uses the color option?

also I have a habbit of typing cd.. to go up a directory level and it doesnt work. IS there a place i can go and set cd.. to work just like cd .. I hve a feeeling these are in the same place and releated.

Thanks ahead of time. This has got to be the best linux community I've been in

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lowbatt · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 13 Jul 2002 Posts: 83

ok I figgured this out as soon as I posted it.

thanks anyways

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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

Can probably be done elsewhere too, I set mine in ~/.bash_profile:

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

masseya · Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2002 7:51 pm Post subject:

For anyone who cares there are a couple of topics in Tips and Tricks that deal with this.

Extra Informative Bash Prompt
Tips for Terminals
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gerfalcon · n00b Joined: 28 Jun 2002 Posts: 4

Or you could convert to zsh and then you could just type
..
to move up one directory. Plus zsh has some other really cool stuff so I would recommend checking it out.

http://zsh.sourceforge.net

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

Portage also has zsh in it.
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