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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# dircolors
> Output commands to set the `$LS_COLOR` environment variable and style `ls`, `dir`, etc.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/dircolors-invocation.html>.
- Output commands to set `$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 {{[-b|--bourne-shell]}}`
- Output commands for C shell:
`dircolors {{[-c|--c-shell]}}`
- View the default colors for file types and extensions:
`dircolors {{[-p|--print-database]}}`