dircolors

Additional Notes

dircolors is a shell command used to configure colors used by ls. It outputs shell commands that set the LS_COLORS environment variable, which controls the color scheme used by ls. Run it in your shell init file to customize how file types are displayed.

Syntax

dircolors [arguments]

Parameters

• options: Flags that change how dircolors behaves.
• arguments: Values consumed by the shell builtin or script command.
• command: Command line to run, test, wrap, or control.

Common Options

• --help: Show command help when supported.
• --version: Show version information when supported.

Examples

dircolors --help
man dircolors

Practical Notes

Options can vary by distribution and package version. Use man dircolors, dircolors --help, or the package documentation for exact syntax.