# dircolors(1) - man - phpMan

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## NAME
       dircolors - color setup for ls

## SYNOPSIS
       **dircolors** [_OPTION_]... [_FILE_]

## DESCRIPTION
       Output commands to set the LS_COLORS environment variable.

### Determine format of output:
### -b --sh --bourne-shell
              output Bourne shell code to set LS_COLORS

### -c --csh --c-shell
              output C shell code to set LS_COLORS

### -p --print-database
              output defaults

       **--help** display this help and exit

### --version
              output version information and exit

       If  FILE  is specified, read it to determine which colors to use for which file types and ex‐
       tensions.  Otherwise, a precompiled database is used.  For details on  the  format  of  these
       files, run 'dircolors **--print-database**'.

## AUTHOR
       Written by H. Peter Anvin.

## REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>>
       Report any translation bugs to <<https://translationproject.org/team/>>

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
       <<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to
       the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO
       Full documentation <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dircolors>>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) dircolors invocation'



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