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    Color codes for files.. what does neon green mean?

    What does the green text and green background in Konsole mean? As seen in the attached picture.
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    Re: Color codes for files.. what does neon green mean?

    Assuming that the image is of a Gnome terminal, usually the bright green indicates that there "executable files".

    woodsmoke

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      #3
      Re: Color codes for files.. what does neon green mean?

      Use "ll" or "ls -l" to display file attributes. They might reveal the answer.

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        Re: Color codes for files.. what does neon green mean?

        I'm guessing they're directories.

        Within Konsole you can configure its appearance, including the colors for its output. Right-click anywhere within a Konsole window and select "Configure current profile" from the menu that comes up. Go to its Appearance tab, select your color scheme, and then choose Edit. You'll see the colors and can change them to suit you.

        EDIT: I wasn't paying attention. My guess regarding directories was for the dark green entries. The lighter/neon green entries are, I'm guessing, files. As noted above, you can alter the appearance of colors associated with various file types.
        Xenix/UNIX user since 1985 | Linux user since 1991 | Was registered Linux user #163544

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          Re: Color codes for files.. what does neon green mean?

          ls colors

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          • http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/where-is-color-of-ls-command-defined.html
          • http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl5_dir_colors.htm
          • http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl1_dircolors.htm



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          Code:
          :~$ info dircolors
          10.4 `dircolors': Color setup for `ls'
          ======================================

          `dircolors' outputs a sequence of shell commands to set up the terminal
          for color output from `ls' (and `dir', etc.). Typical usage:

          eval "`dircolors [OPTION]... [FILE]`"

          If FILE is specified, `dircolors' reads it to determine which colors
          to use for which file types and extensions. Otherwise, a precompiled
          database is used. For details on the format of these files, run
          `dircolors --print-database'...
          The default .bashrc (Kubuntu 11.10):
          Code:
          ...
          # enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
          if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
            test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
            alias ls='ls --color=auto'
            #alias dir='dir --color=auto'
            #alias vdir='vdir --color=auto'
          
            alias grep='grep --color=auto'
            alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
            alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
          fi
          ...
          more:
          Code:
          man ls
          Code:
          dircolors --print-database
          Code:
          dircolors -b
          Code:
           echo $LS_COLORS
          etc...
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