Re: ls color for bad symbolic link

[Robert Vangel <vangelr@rfgt.net>]

Tong wrote:
 >
> Thanks everyone for the respond... yet I'm still looking for the answer
> that I want -- the fact is I have no problem showing colors using ls. Just
> need to distinguish bad symbolic link from good ones. 
>
> Ok, let's take a look at an example:
>
> touch a
> ln -s a l1
> ln -s no l2
> rm no
>
> ls --color=auto
>
> Do l1 and l2 show up in same color? 
>
> In my Debian, they are, but in my RH, l2 show up red.

$ touch is.here
$ ln -s real is.here
$ ln -s fake isnt.here
$ ls --color=auto

I have just done the same, and l2 comes up red

console & xterm

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