DIR_COLORS

From: Michael B Allen (mba2000_at_ioplex.com)
Date: 07/29/04

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    Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:23:22 -0400 (EDT)
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    The dir_colors info page reads:

    NAME
           dir_colors - configuration file for dircolors(1)

    DESCRIPTION
           The program ls(1) uses the environment variable LS_COLORS to
    determine
           the colors in which the filenames are to be displayed. This
    environ-
           ment variable is usually set by a command like

                  eval `dircolors some_path/dir_colors`

           found in a system default shell initialization file, like
    /etc/profile
           or /etc/csh.cshrc.

    But doing so does not set LS_COLORS to the expected string. It sets it to
    an emptry string. If I take out the eval the LS_COLORS variable is not set
    at all.

    Would anyone happen to know why?

    Mike 

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