[CentOS] Change bash colours like in VIM

Thu Aug 18 10:45:45 UTC 2011
Marc Deop i Argemí <damnshock at gmail.com>

On 18/08/2011 12:26, Keith Roberts wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, Marc Deop i Argemí wrote:
>
>> To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org>
>> From: Marc Deop i Argemí <damnshock at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Change bash colours like in VIM
>>
>> On 17/08/2011 23:51, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>> In VIM one can easily change colours with ":set backgorund=dark". This
>>> doesn't actually change the background, but rather uses a colour
>>> scheme that is designed for a dark background. Is there any quick
>>> command like this for bash? I don't want to edit the whole config file
>>> if there is a quick way to get a better colour scheme.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> No, there is not such option in bash.
>>
>> There are some terminal applications that allow to change the
>> colourscheme though (like konsole)
>
> In a konsole terminal window look under Settings->Schema for some
> preset colour schemes. Also take a look under Settings->Configure
> Konsole->Schema for more advanced options :)
>
> Personally I like white text on a black background.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Keith Roberts
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The best colourscheme for the eyes is a dark background with an even
darker text color.

And the worst would be dark background with light color for the text
(although many "geeks" use that combination...)

Regards
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