on iTerm2 bash
If there any way to change the color when 'ls' so i can quickly know if it's a directory, a file, a script, exec?
Just like the Ubuntu terminal so you know a directory color for example its green
Thank you!
Changing color of folders, files, execs on iTerm2
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ls output with colors (ls -G) is not the default option. Run the following command in your terminal to enable ls colors by default:
echo "alias ls='ls -G'" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
This and all future terminal sessions will now display colors correctly.
If you're still not seeing colors on your remote (or local) session follow these steps:
In iTerm verify that you're sending a terminal type that supports colors. Open the preferences window -> Profiles -> Default -> Terminal. I'd recommend putting xterm-256color as the Terminal Type.
While connected to the remote machine, run ls -G and open the iTerm preferences again: preferences window -> profiles -> Default -> Colors. Adjust the ANSI Colors, and turn the minimum contrast down until the colors in the terminal window start to show color.
If the remote system supports ls --color=always, remove any existing aliases in ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc and update as follows:
echo "alias ls='ls --color=always'" >> ~/.bashrc
Usually this is done with
ls -G
Personally I'm using an alias, e.g. in .bash_aliases which is loaded by .bash_profile
alias ls="ls -G"
However, there's another option, i.e. turning on CLICOLOR in your shell, e.g. by adding the following to your .bash_profile
export CLICOLOR=1
Best Answer
You can use the G option of ls, which takes its colours from LSCOLORS. To always use the G option with ls, add an alias to a sourced file.