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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 44df6b3e5..81e3b911c 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -6994,6 +6994,15 @@ colors to use for which file types and extensions. Otherwise, a precompiled database is used. For details on the format of these files, run @samp{dircolors --print-database}. +To make @command{dircolors} read a @file{~/.dircolors} file if it +exists, you can put the following lines in your @file{~/.bashrc} (or +adapt them to your favorite shell): + +@example +d=.dircolors +test -r $d && eval "$(dircolors $d)" +@end example + @vindex LS_COLORS @vindex SHELL @r{environment variable, and color} The output is a shell command to set the @env{LS_COLORS} environment |