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Re: Bash with colors?


From: Jan Schampera
Subject: Re: Bash with colors?
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:38:44 +0100
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Antonio Macchi wrote:

> commands like "ls --color" does not use terminfo capabilities...

> 
> ...use instead fixed strings (without regards about TERMinal)
> is this a good (and safe) choice too?

IMHO not. Too many assumptions. GNU ls seems to always assume an ANSI
terminal, regardless which TERM is set. Or did I miss something?

J.





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