Re: [cobalt-users] Colour telnet session

["Brian Curtis" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi Guys --
>
> Could you please help?
>
> When we telnet into our RaQs, we only ever get a Black and white session.
I
> know linux can be multicolored (e.g. for ls commands). Does anyone know
how
> I can modify our installation so that when I telnet in I get colour
output?
>
> Not urgent but would be nice dontchathink?
>
> Jody.


Well, as long as your telnet/shell client supports a colored session (ANSI
Color & exports the proper term type), you can alias ls like this:

 alias ls='ls -hF --color=always'

YMMV, this is done on RHL boxen using SecureCRT 3.1 with "Linux" terminal
emulation and "ANSI Color" turned on.  Try the above command from the shell
and see what happens (without the alias bit).

--
Brian Curtis