Why will change the colour

[ust3]

We use the software "Netterm" to connect the Linux server , but I found that sometimes when use specific command like ls , ll etc, the characters will change other colour , just like login on the console , can advise if I don't want the colour be chanaged , what can i do ? thx

[Rob Leadbeater]

Hi,

You could try setting the terminal type to something that doesn't support colour.

The syntax will probably depend on what shell you're using, but could be something like:

# TERM=vt100;export TERM

You might also need to configure your terminal emulation program to identify its self as a different type of terminal.

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Rob

[Ivan Ferreira]

You can also check the alias for these commands:

alias

You will see some "color" that you could remove from the alias.

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

You can turn off the colors for the 'ls' command by adding '--color=none':

# ls -l --color=none

If you wish to add the option permanently to your sessions, add an alias to your '.bashrc' like:

alias ls='ls --color=none'

...then if/when you want colors, at the command line do:

# ls -l --color=yes

The manpages for 'ls' offer more information as always!

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[loco_vikide]

I use putty and have this in my personal profile to turn off color:
export TERM=tty