64489 – $HOME/.dir_colors not used in default .bashrc

Bug 64489 - $HOME/.dir_colors not used in default .bashrc

Summary: $HOME/.dir_colors not used in default .bashrc

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] baselayout (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High minor
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Keywords:	InVCS

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Reported:	2004-09-18 02:37 UTC by Merlyn Morgan-Graham
Modified:	2012-02-24 21:04 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Merlyn Morgan-Graham 2004-09-18 02:37:10 UTC

the file /etc/skel/.bashrc contains the line "eval `dircolors -b /etc/DIR_COLORS`", but in no place sources the file "$HOME/.dir_colors", as described in the file /etc/DIR_COLORS.  I don't belive "$HOME/.dir_colors" is sourced elsewhere, either.

This isn't terribly critical, it just disregards the promised behavior at the top of /etc/DIR_COLORS:
"# You can copy this file to .dir_colors in your $HOME directory to override
# the system defaults."

Reproducible: Always
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Expected Results:  
I believe the line in /etc/skel/.bashrc should read:
if [ -e "$HOME/.dir_colors" ]
then
  eval `dircolors -b $HOME/.dir_colors`
else
  eval `dircolors -b /etc/DIR_COLORS`
fi

rather than what it currently reads:
eval `dircolors -b /etc/DIR_COLORS`

Comment 1 Aron Griffis (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-09-28 21:16:48 UTC

Fixed in rc-scripts cvs, thanks

Comment 2 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2004-10-14 16:02:17 UTC

in baselayout-1.11.2