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.\"     Title: terminal-colors.d
.\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.20
.\"      Date: 2025-03-18
.\"    Manual: File formats
.\"    Source: util-linux 2.41
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "TERMINAL\-COLORS.D" "5" "2025-03-18" "util\-linux 2.41" "File formats"
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.SH "NAME"
terminal-colors.d \- configure output colorization for various utilities
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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/etc/terminal\-colors.d/\fI[[name][@term].][type]\fP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Files in this directory determine the default behavior for utilities when coloring output.
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The \fIname\fP is a utility name. The name is optional and when none is specified then the file is used for all unspecified utilities.
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The \fIterm\fP is a terminal identifier (the \fBTERM\fP environment variable). The terminal identifier is optional and when none is specified then the file is used for all unspecified terminals.
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The \fItype\fP is a file type. Supported file types are:
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\fBdisable\fP
.RS 4
Turns off output colorization for all compatible utilities. See also the NO_COLOR environment variable below.
.RE
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\fBenable\fP
.RS 4
Turns on output colorization; any matching \fBdisable\fP files are ignored.
.RE
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\fBscheme\fP
.RS 4
Specifies colors used for output. The file format may be specific to the utility, the default format is described below.
.RE
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If there are more files that match for a utility, then the file with the more specific filename wins. For example, the filename "@xterm.scheme" has less priority than "dmesg@xterm.scheme". The lowest priority are those files without a utility name and terminal identifier (e.g., "disable").
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The user\-specific \fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/terminal\-colors.d\fP or \fI$HOME/.config/terminal\-colors.d\fP overrides the global setting.
.SH "DEFAULT SCHEME FILES FORMAT"
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The following statement is recognized:
.RS 3
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\fBname color\-sequence\fP
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.RE
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The \fBname\fP is a logical name of color sequence (for example "error"). The names are specific to the utilities. For more details always see the \fBCOLORS\fP section in the man page for the utility.
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The \fBcolor\-sequence\fP is a color name, ASCII color sequences or escape sequences.
.SS "Color names"
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black, blink, blue, bold, brown, cyan, darkgray, gray, green, halfbright, lightblue, lightcyan, lightgray, lightgreen, lightmagenta, lightred, magenta, red, reset, reverse, and yellow.
.SS "ANSI color sequences"
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The color sequences are composed of sequences of numbers separated by semicolons. The most common codes are:
.RS 3
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.TS
allbox tab(:);
lt lt.
T{
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0
T}:T{
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to restore default color
T}
T{
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1
T}:T{
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for brighter colors
T}
T{
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4
T}:T{
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for underlined text
T}
T{
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5
T}:T{
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for flashing text
T}
T{
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30
T}:T{
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for black foreground
T}
T{
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31
T}:T{
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for red foreground
T}
T{
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32
T}:T{
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for green foreground
T}
T{
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33
T}:T{
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for yellow (or brown) foreground
T}
T{
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34
T}:T{
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for blue foreground
T}
T{
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35
T}:T{
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for purple foreground
T}
T{
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36
T}:T{
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for cyan foreground
T}
T{
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37
T}:T{
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for white (or gray) foreground
T}
T{
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40
T}:T{
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for black background
T}
T{
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41
T}:T{
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for red background
T}
T{
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42
T}:T{
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for green background
T}
T{
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43
T}:T{
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for yellow (or brown) background
T}
T{
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44
T}:T{
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for blue background
T}
T{
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45
T}:T{
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for purple background
T}
T{
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46
T}:T{
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for cyan background
T}
T{
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47
T}:T{
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for white (or gray) background
T}
.TE
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.RE
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.SS "Escape sequences"
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To specify control or blank characters in the color sequences, C\-style \(rs\-escaped notation can be used:
.RS 3
.ll -.6i
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allbox tab(:);
lt lt.
T{
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\fB\(rsa\fP
T}:T{
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Bell (ASCII 7)
T}
T{
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\fB\(rsb\fP
T}:T{
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Backspace (ASCII 8)
T}
T{
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\fB\(rse\fP
T}:T{
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Escape (ASCII 27)
T}
T{
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\fB\(rsf\fP
T}:T{
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Form feed (ASCII 12)
T}
T{
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\fB\(rsn\fP
T}:T{
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Newline (ASCII 10)
T}
T{
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\fB\(rsr\fP
T}:T{
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Carriage Return (ASCII 13)
T}
T{
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\fB\(rst\fP
T}:T{
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Tab (ASCII 9)
T}
T{
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\fB\(rsv\fP
T}:T{
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Vertical Tab (ASCII 11)
T}
T{
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\fB\(rs?\fP
T}:T{
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Delete (ASCII 127)
T}
T{
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\fB\(rs_\fP
T}:T{
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Space
T}
T{
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\fB\(rs\(rs\fP
T}:T{
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Backslash (\(rs)
T}
T{
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\fB\(rs^\fP
T}:T{
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Caret (^)
T}
T{
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\fB\(rs#\fP
T}:T{
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Hash mark (#)
T}
.TE
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.RE
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Please note that escapes are necessary to enter a space, backslash, caret, or any control character anywhere in the string, as well as a hash mark as the first character.
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For example, to use a red background for alert messages in the output of \fBdmesg\fP(1), use:
.RS 3
.ll -.6i
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\fBecho \*(Aqalert 37;41\*(Aq >> /etc/terminal\-colors.d/dmesg.scheme\fP
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.RE
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.SS "Comments"
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Lines where the first non\-blank character is a # (hash) are ignored. Any other use of the hash character is not interpreted as introducing a comment.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
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\fBTERMINAL_COLORS_DEBUG\fP=all
.RS 4
enables debug output.
.RE
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\fBNO_COLOR\fP
.RS 4
if defined, this disables output colorization unless explicitly enabled by a
command\-line option. See \c
.URL "https://no\-color.org/" "" ""
for more details. Supported
since util\-linux version 2.41.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
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\fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/terminal\-colors.d\fP
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\fI$HOME/.config/terminal\-colors.d\fP
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\fI/etc/terminal\-colors.d\fP
.SH "EXAMPLE"
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Disable colors for all compatible utilities:
.RS 3
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\fBtouch /etc/terminal\-colors.d/disable\fP
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.RE
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Disable colors for all compatible utils on a vt100 terminal:
.RS 3
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\fBtouch /etc/terminal\-colors.d/@vt100.disable\fP
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.RE
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Disable colors for all compatible utils except \fBdmesg\fP(1):
.RS 3
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\fBtouch /etc/terminal\-colors.d/disable\fP
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\fBtouch /etc/terminal\-colors.d/dmesg.enable\fP
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.RE
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.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
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The \fBterminal\-colors.d\fP functionality is currently supported by all util\-linux utilities which provides colorized output. For more details always see the \fBCOLORS\fP section in the man page for the utility.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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For bug reports, use the \c
.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "issue tracker" "."
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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\fBterminal\-colors.d\fP is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c
.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "."