i keep forgetting how i get computer stuff working (my memory is about as robust as a geriatric's bladder). this blog will be like adult diapers for my brain.
i'm currently a phd student in computational and systems biology at mit. i have a girlfriend (christina). the christina and i live in sunny east cambridge.
to make your terminal display color coded files and directories when you call the ls command,
run:
sudo apt-get install fileutils(have to have fink installed first if you're on the mac)
eval "`dircolors -b`"
alias ls='ls --color=auto'
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1 Comments:
You could also add
export CLICOLOR=1
export LSCOLORS=ExFxCxDxBxegedabagacad
to ~/.bash_profile (assuming you're using bash and tiger)
I haven't figured out how to change directories from dark blue (which are hard to read on my transparent black terminal background).
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