ugly color for directories in gnome- terminal?












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Some of my folders are highlighted in green



What does the green highlighting means? How can I remove the highlight and make them look similar to others?



terminal : gnome-terminal.



system : Ubuntu 16.04






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  • Apologies - possibly What do the different colors mean in the terminal? is closer to what you are asking: specifically, the green background probably indicates that the directories have "others writeable" permission
    – steeldriver
    Feb 10 '17 at 15:21










  • A simple solution is to use the dir command instead of ls or ls -l. For a very detailed explanation see askubuntu.com/questions/103913/… In particular see Eliah Kagan's answer.
    – ThisIsNotAnId
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  • Reopening this because the other question does not explain how to change the highlighting. This question covers some of it, but I'm not sure it applies here or is enough to answer the question.
    – Seth♦
    Feb 11 '17 at 3:32


















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enter image description here



Some of my folders are highlighted in green



What does the green highlighting means? How can I remove the highlight and make them look similar to others?



terminal : gnome-terminal.



system : Ubuntu 16.04






command-line gnome-terminal terminator







share|improve this question
























  • Apologies - possibly What do the different colors mean in the terminal? is closer to what you are asking: specifically, the green background probably indicates that the directories have "others writeable" permission
    – steeldriver
    Feb 10 '17 at 15:21










  • A simple solution is to use the dir command instead of ls or ls -l. For a very detailed explanation see askubuntu.com/questions/103913/… In particular see Eliah Kagan's answer.
    – ThisIsNotAnId
    Feb 11 '17 at 2:19












  • Reopening this because the other question does not explain how to change the highlighting. This question covers some of it, but I'm not sure it applies here or is enough to answer the question.
    – Seth♦
    Feb 11 '17 at 3:32
















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enter image description here



Some of my folders are highlighted in green



What does the green highlighting means? How can I remove the highlight and make them look similar to others?



terminal : gnome-terminal.



system : Ubuntu 16.04






command-line gnome-terminal terminator







share|improve this question















enter image description here



Some of my folders are highlighted in green



What does the green highlighting means? How can I remove the highlight and make them look similar to others?



terminal : gnome-terminal.



system : Ubuntu 16.04






command-line gnome-terminal terminator




command-line gnome-terminal terminator






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  • Apologies - possibly What do the different colors mean in the terminal? is closer to what you are asking: specifically, the green background probably indicates that the directories have "others writeable" permission
    – steeldriver
    Feb 10 '17 at 15:21










  • A simple solution is to use the dir command instead of ls or ls -l. For a very detailed explanation see askubuntu.com/questions/103913/… In particular see Eliah Kagan's answer.
    – ThisIsNotAnId
    Feb 11 '17 at 2:19












  • Reopening this because the other question does not explain how to change the highlighting. This question covers some of it, but I'm not sure it applies here or is enough to answer the question.
    – Seth♦
    Feb 11 '17 at 3:32




















  • Apologies - possibly What do the different colors mean in the terminal? is closer to what you are asking: specifically, the green background probably indicates that the directories have "others writeable" permission
    – steeldriver
    Feb 10 '17 at 15:21










  • A simple solution is to use the dir command instead of ls or ls -l. For a very detailed explanation see askubuntu.com/questions/103913/… In particular see Eliah Kagan's answer.
    – ThisIsNotAnId
    Feb 11 '17 at 2:19












  • Reopening this because the other question does not explain how to change the highlighting. This question covers some of it, but I'm not sure it applies here or is enough to answer the question.
    – Seth♦
    Feb 11 '17 at 3:32


















Apologies - possibly What do the different colors mean in the terminal? is closer to what you are asking: specifically, the green background probably indicates that the directories have "others writeable" permission
– steeldriver
Feb 10 '17 at 15:21




Apologies - possibly What do the different colors mean in the terminal? is closer to what you are asking: specifically, the green background probably indicates that the directories have "others writeable" permission
– steeldriver
Feb 10 '17 at 15:21












A simple solution is to use the dir command instead of ls or ls -l. For a very detailed explanation see askubuntu.com/questions/103913/… In particular see Eliah Kagan's answer.
– ThisIsNotAnId
Feb 11 '17 at 2:19






A simple solution is to use the dir command instead of ls or ls -l. For a very detailed explanation see askubuntu.com/questions/103913/… In particular see Eliah Kagan's answer.
– ThisIsNotAnId
Feb 11 '17 at 2:19














Reopening this because the other question does not explain how to change the highlighting. This question covers some of it, but I'm not sure it applies here or is enough to answer the question.
– Seth♦
Feb 11 '17 at 3:32






Reopening this because the other question does not explain how to change the highlighting. This question covers some of it, but I'm not sure it applies here or is enough to answer the question.
– Seth♦
Feb 11 '17 at 3:32












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The answer to your question is hidden in the answers to both What do the different colors mean in the terminal? and How do I change the color for directories with ls in the console?



The cause of the green highlighting is because your directories are writable by other (o+w) and not sticky.



So that explains why they have green highlighting, but you also ask how to remove it. You say "make it look like the others", by which I assume you mean normal directories. Open up your ~/.bashrc and append the following to the bottom:



export LS_COLORS="$LS_COLORS:ow=1;34:tw=1;34:"


save the file and then run 



source ~/.bashrc


Now they will look the same as any other directory. Take note though that the system thinks this is information you should be able to see, by doing this you will no longer be able to see it easily. Consider choosing a different background color from the list here. I think purple isn't too bad (ow=1;34;45:)



enter image description here



Explanation:



ow stands for 'other, writable', tw is 'sticky, writable' (the other condition that has a green background). I found these values by examining the contents of $LS_COLORS on my system, looking for values with a background color of 42 (green). The color code has 3 columns (unused columns are left out): 



bold;font-color;bg-color





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    This is because you have given write permission to other, meaning other than file owner and not in the group. Check permissions with ls -l or ll. Remove write permission from other by chmod 0755 directory_name, so it will look similar to other directories.






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      Judging by the names of most of the dirs removed write permission might change the behavior or break some apps. You might want to warn about that.
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    The answer to your question is hidden in the answers to both What do the different colors mean in the terminal? and How do I change the color for directories with ls in the console?



    The cause of the green highlighting is because your directories are writable by other (o+w) and not sticky.



    So that explains why they have green highlighting, but you also ask how to remove it. You say "make it look like the others", by which I assume you mean normal directories. Open up your ~/.bashrc and append the following to the bottom:



    export LS_COLORS="$LS_COLORS:ow=1;34:tw=1;34:"


    save the file and then run 



    source ~/.bashrc


    Now they will look the same as any other directory. Take note though that the system thinks this is information you should be able to see, by doing this you will no longer be able to see it easily. Consider choosing a different background color from the list here. I think purple isn't too bad (ow=1;34;45:)



    enter image description here



    Explanation:



    ow stands for 'other, writable', tw is 'sticky, writable' (the other condition that has a green background). I found these values by examining the contents of $LS_COLORS on my system, looking for values with a background color of 42 (green). The color code has 3 columns (unused columns are left out): 



    bold;font-color;bg-color





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      The answer to your question is hidden in the answers to both What do the different colors mean in the terminal? and How do I change the color for directories with ls in the console?



      The cause of the green highlighting is because your directories are writable by other (o+w) and not sticky.



      So that explains why they have green highlighting, but you also ask how to remove it. You say "make it look like the others", by which I assume you mean normal directories. Open up your ~/.bashrc and append the following to the bottom:



      export LS_COLORS="$LS_COLORS:ow=1;34:tw=1;34:"


      save the file and then run 



      source ~/.bashrc


      Now they will look the same as any other directory. Take note though that the system thinks this is information you should be able to see, by doing this you will no longer be able to see it easily. Consider choosing a different background color from the list here. I think purple isn't too bad (ow=1;34;45:)



      enter image description here



      Explanation:



      ow stands for 'other, writable', tw is 'sticky, writable' (the other condition that has a green background). I found these values by examining the contents of $LS_COLORS on my system, looking for values with a background color of 42 (green). The color code has 3 columns (unused columns are left out): 



      bold;font-color;bg-color





      share|improve this answer


























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        The answer to your question is hidden in the answers to both What do the different colors mean in the terminal? and How do I change the color for directories with ls in the console?



        The cause of the green highlighting is because your directories are writable by other (o+w) and not sticky.



        So that explains why they have green highlighting, but you also ask how to remove it. You say "make it look like the others", by which I assume you mean normal directories. Open up your ~/.bashrc and append the following to the bottom:



        export LS_COLORS="$LS_COLORS:ow=1;34:tw=1;34:"


        save the file and then run 



        source ~/.bashrc


        Now they will look the same as any other directory. Take note though that the system thinks this is information you should be able to see, by doing this you will no longer be able to see it easily. Consider choosing a different background color from the list here. I think purple isn't too bad (ow=1;34;45:)



        enter image description here



        Explanation:



        ow stands for 'other, writable', tw is 'sticky, writable' (the other condition that has a green background). I found these values by examining the contents of $LS_COLORS on my system, looking for values with a background color of 42 (green). The color code has 3 columns (unused columns are left out): 



        bold;font-color;bg-color





        share|improve this answer














        The answer to your question is hidden in the answers to both What do the different colors mean in the terminal? and How do I change the color for directories with ls in the console?



        The cause of the green highlighting is because your directories are writable by other (o+w) and not sticky.



        So that explains why they have green highlighting, but you also ask how to remove it. You say "make it look like the others", by which I assume you mean normal directories. Open up your ~/.bashrc and append the following to the bottom:



        export LS_COLORS="$LS_COLORS:ow=1;34:tw=1;34:"


        save the file and then run 



        source ~/.bashrc


        Now they will look the same as any other directory. Take note though that the system thinks this is information you should be able to see, by doing this you will no longer be able to see it easily. Consider choosing a different background color from the list here. I think purple isn't too bad (ow=1;34;45:)



        enter image description here



        Explanation:



        ow stands for 'other, writable', tw is 'sticky, writable' (the other condition that has a green background). I found these values by examining the contents of $LS_COLORS on my system, looking for values with a background color of 42 (green). The color code has 3 columns (unused columns are left out): 



        bold;font-color;bg-color






        share|improve this answer














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            This is because you have given write permission to other, meaning other than file owner and not in the group. Check permissions with ls -l or ll. Remove write permission from other by chmod 0755 directory_name, so it will look similar to other directories.






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              Judging by the names of most of the dirs removed write permission might change the behavior or break some apps. You might want to warn about that.
              – chaskes
              Feb 11 '17 at 3:46
















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            This is because you have given write permission to other, meaning other than file owner and not in the group. Check permissions with ls -l or ll. Remove write permission from other by chmod 0755 directory_name, so it will look similar to other directories.






            share|improve this answer



















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              Judging by the names of most of the dirs removed write permission might change the behavior or break some apps. You might want to warn about that.
              – chaskes
              Feb 11 '17 at 3:46














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            This is because you have given write permission to other, meaning other than file owner and not in the group. Check permissions with ls -l or ll. Remove write permission from other by chmod 0755 directory_name, so it will look similar to other directories.






            share|improve this answer














            This is because you have given write permission to other, meaning other than file owner and not in the group. Check permissions with ls -l or ll. Remove write permission from other by chmod 0755 directory_name, so it will look similar to other directories.







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              Judging by the names of most of the dirs removed write permission might change the behavior or break some apps. You might want to warn about that.
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              Judging by the names of most of the dirs removed write permission might change the behavior or break some apps. You might want to warn about that.
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            Judging by the names of most of the dirs removed write permission might change the behavior or break some apps. You might want to warn about that.
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            Judging by the names of most of the dirs removed write permission might change the behavior or break some apps. You might want to warn about that.
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