Modified config file for dircolors with correct installation steps

Why post this? Everyone's instructions didn't work for me! They show a bunch of color/format codes but in the end, they just export the variables into BASH ENV I have put all the standard color codes in the config file for you and added a bunch of extensions grouped into categories in case you tend to look for certain files. One neat option I like is setting orphan links to have flashing red text with a black background

Setup and Installation:

NOTE: Without a path adjustment inside .bashrc you will need to place the config file directly into your home folder as a hidden file and use the default name. So I will provide instructions using the default path set in .bashrc and assume you just want to copy/paste the text from the config file versus cloning over a repository

• Open your terminal to create an empty config file in the proper location:

touch $HOME/.dircolors && nano $HOME/.dircolors 

• Now copy/paste the contents of the config file into nano then save
• Open up your terminal to view the changes.
• CONGRATS!

Easy method with curl

• Open your terminal and use the following command to download the file to the correct location and name

curl https://github.com/zeldoon/dircolors-config-updated/blob/d2e95ca75caf17318e13a81167e9c0cd0ff4e37c/.dircolors -o $HOME/.dircolors

More information on various installation options, modifications and what have you

So I use pop! os and my go-to shell is tilix in quake mode, super useful having a shell that will drop down in whatever workspace I am in but there was one issue: the shell has the transparency set so I can read through it but when I'm on a page with a white background it's very difficult to read the shell's text as I have everything set up for dark mode.

I mean just look at this lovely readable text on a bright white page

This is where customizing the color values for everything came in handy. Instead of switching between two color profiles, I decided to set the background on certain text to black so I could always read it but holy fuck was there a bunch of nonsense information out there regarding customizing dircolors or LS_COLORS.

some examples:

man page for dircolors on man7

cool... now most sites tell you to slap in dircolors -b which then spits out this: LS_COLORS='rs=0:di=01;34:ln=01;36:mh=00:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:mi=00:su=37;41:sg=30;43:ca=30;41:tw=30;42:ow=34;42:st=37;44:ex=01;32:.tar=01;31:.tgz=01;31:.arc=01;31:.arj=01;31:.taz=01;31:.lha=01;31:.lz4=01;31:.lzh=01;31:.lzma=01;31:.tlz=01;31:.txz=01;31:.tzo=01;31:.t7z=01;31:.zip=01;31:.z=01;31:.dz=01;31:.gz=01;31:.lrz=01;31:.lz=01;31:.lzo=01;31:.xz=01;31:.zst=01;31:.tzst=01;31:.bz2=01;31:.bz=01;31:.tbz=01;31:.tbz2=01;31:.tz=01;31:.deb=01;31:.rpm=01;31:.jar=01;31:.war=01;31:.ear=01;31:.sar=01;31:.rar=01;31:.alz=01;31:.ace=01;31:.zoo=01;31:.cpio=01;31:.7z=01;31:.rz=01;31:.cab=01;31:.wim=01;31:.swm=01;31:.dwm=01;31:.esd=01;31:.jpg=01;35:.jpeg=01;35:.mjpg=01;35:.mjpeg=01;35:.gif=01;35:.bmp=01;35:.pbm=01;35:.pgm=01;35:.ppm=01;35:.tga=01;35:.xbm=01;35:.xpm=01;35:.tif=01;35:.tiff=01;35:.png=01;35:.svg=01;35:.svgz=01;35:.mng=01;35:.pcx=01;35:.mov=01;35:.mpg=01;35:.mpeg=01;35:.m2v=01;35:.mkv=01;35:.webm=01;35:.webp=01;35:.ogm=01;35:.mp4=01;35:.m4v=01;35:.mp4v=01;35:.vob=01;35:.qt=01;35:.nuv=01;35:.wmv=01;35:.asf=01;35:.rm=01;35:.rmvb=01;35:.flc=01;35:.avi=01;35:.fli=01;35:.flv=01;35:.gl=01;35:.dl=01;35:.xcf=01;35:.xwd=01;35:.yuv=01;35:.cgm=01;35:.emf=01;35:.ogv=01;35:.ogx=01;35:.aac=00;36:.au=00;36:.flac=00;36:.m4a=00;36:.mid=00;36:.midi=00;36:.mka=00;36:.mp3=00;36:.mpc=00;36:.ogg=00;36:.ra=00;36:.wav=00;36:.oga=00;36:.opus=00;36:.spx=00;36:.xspf=00;36:'; export LS_COLORS

So now you are thinking... well I'll just add this to my .bashrc, edit what I want, save and $ source .bashrc, and then I will have my custom setup. One of my favorite people to read tips from: itsfoss article on ls_colors

Hrmm worked for a bit but now it's messed up. Now why is this?

so in .bashrc you have a line you probably never put much thought into but if you notice it throws the -b flag for bash format but it sets the default location to look for your custom config file to .dircolors ... So if you want a better location for this file you will need to edit this line to point to your preferred location