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# dircolors

> Output commands to set the LS_COLOR environment variable and style `ls`, `dir`, etc.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dircolors>.

- Output commands to set LS_COLOR using default colors:

`dircolors`

- Display each filetype with the color they would appear in `ls`:

`dircolors --print-ls-colors`

- Output commands to set LS_COLOR using colors from a file:

`dircolors {{path/to/file}}`

- Output commands for Bourne shell:

`dircolors --bourne-shell`

- Output commands for C shell:

`dircolors --c-shell`

- View the default colors for file types and extensions:

`dircolors --print-data`
