GNU bug report logs - #19922
mention "LS_COLORS="

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:10:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 19922 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Cc: 19922 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19922: mention "LS_COLORS="
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 22:04:37 +0800

PB> p.s. since v8.23, environment variables can be used to disable ls colors,
PB> but that's a big hammer since it's for ls to honor terminal capabilities.
PB> To disable colors for ls (but also have other side effects):

PB>   LS_COLORS= TERM= COLORTERM= ls -l

Yes be sure that is documented.

For me,
export LS_COLORS=
saved the day when busybox forced colors down ones throat.
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