question regarding ls w/ colors and capturing to file
 

Fedora List:

I can run "ls -FR" on a directory and get a lovely listing with lots of
color coded information to let me know what is what. I have hit a
directory that is big enough that scrolling though the output isn't
efficient. I would like to capture the output of "ls -FR" into a file
that preserves the color coding (I don't want to read each file as I
wish to visually scan to see if something isn't right and color is a
great way to see it).


My attempts with "more" have stripped color. So has "less". Does anyone
have an idea how to capture the output of "ls -FR" that keeps the color
coding?


This is a low priority item ... just something that would be nice to be
able to do


Thanks in advance,
Paul
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question regarding ls w/ colors and capturing to file
 

On 07/31/2012 02:15 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
> Fedora List:
>
> I can run "ls -FR" on a directory and get a lovely listing with lots of color coded information to let me know what is what. I have hit a directory that is big enough that scrolling though the output isn't efficient. I would like to capture the output of "ls -FR" into a file that preserves the color coding (I don't want to read each file as I wish to visually scan to see if something isn't right and color is a great way to see it).
>
> My attempts with "more" have stripped color. So has "less". Does anyone have an idea how to capture the output of "ls -FR" that keeps the color coding?
>
> This is a low priority item ... just something that would be nice to be able to do
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Paul

script -c "ls -FR --color" outfile





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question regarding ls w/ colors and capturing to file
 

On 7/30/2012 11:22 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
script -c "ls -FR --color" outfile


Ed:

Thanks for the very prompt reply. I tried the command and I am not
getting what I expect when I open the file. Part of the problem (maybe
large part) is that I am opening in vim. What editor should I use for
seeing this as all I get in vim is 1) no color and 2) alot of control-M's


Best,
Paul

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question regarding ls w/ colors and capturing to file
 

On 07/31/2012 02:48 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
> Thanks for the very prompt reply. I tried the command and I am not getting what I expect when I open the file. Part of the problem (maybe large part) is that I am opening in vim. What editor should I use for seeing this as all I get in vim is 1) no color and 2) alot of control-M's

OK..... In my haste, I misunderstood your needs.

What I gave you basically captures the control characters which produce the colors in the terminal. So, if you "cat" the file you'll see the colors.

At the moment, I can't think of what editor would retain the colors. :-(

I'll try to think a bit more....

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question regarding ls w/ colors and capturing to file
 

On 07/31/2012 03:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> I'll try to think a bit more....

I just realized you mentioned "more" and "less" in your original post....

less -r outfile

Will show the colors.... Is that sufficient?

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On 07/31/2012 02:53 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 07/31/2012 03:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> I'll try to think a bit more....
>
> I just realized you mentioned "more" and "less" in your original
post....
>
> less -r outfile
>
> Will show the colors.... Is that sufficient?
>
Wouldn't -R work better then -r?

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Just gotta say Ed, you're like.....the Wizard when it comes to this stuff!..LoL!

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Subject: question regarding ls w/ colors and capturing to file
Date: Tue, Jul 31, 2012 2:22 am


On 07/31/2012 02:15 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
> Fedora List:
>
> I can run "ls -FR" on a directory and get a lovely listing with lots of color coded information to let me know what is what. I have hit a directory that is big enough that scrolling though the output isn't efficient. I would like to capture the output of "ls -FR" into a file that preserves the color coding (I don't want to read each file as I wish to visually scan to see if something isn't right and color is a great way to see it).
>
> My attempts with "more" have stripped color. So has "less". Does anyone have an idea how to capture the output of "ls -FR" that keeps the color coding?
>
> This is a low priority item ... just something that would be nice to be able to do
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Paul

script -c "ls -FR --color" outfile





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question regarding ls w/ colors and capturing to file
 

On 07/31/2012 07:12 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Wouldn't -R work better then -r?

Yes, it would be better.

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question regarding ls w/ colors and capturing to file
 

On 07/31/2012 12:45 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:

At the moment, I can't think of what editor would retain the colors. :-(


If it\'s too long, run it through either more or less.
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question regarding ls w/ colors and capturing to file
 

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:10:22AM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 07/31/2012 12:45 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >At the moment, I can\'t think of what editor would retain the colors. :-(
>
> If it\'s too long, run it through either more or less.

I think the complete command that would satisfy the OP is:

ls -C --color=always | less -R

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