Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 21:05:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Sean Lutner <sean@rentul.net> To: Doug Barton <DougB@gorean.org> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ls -G seems to depend on TERM=xterm-color Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007022104490.16416-100000@lowrider.lewman.org> In-Reply-To: <395FDE90.F2F41F35@gorean.org>
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I'm experiencing the same thing. ls --color doesn't seem to work for me unless like Doug, I set TERM=xterm-color. On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Doug Barton wrote: > The new improved ncurses version of the color ls stuff doesn't display > for me if I am in a "normal" xterm. If I set TERM equal to xterm-color > I'm back in business. Is this expected behavior? If so, a note to that > effect in the man page would help reduce user confusion. I'll be happy > to submit a patch if needed. > > If it isn't expected behavior, where could I be going wrong? I don't do > anything unusual with termcap. > > Thanks, > > Doug > -- > "Live free or die" > - State motto of my ancestral homeland, New Hampshire > > Do YOU Yahoo!? > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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