Exa does not read EXA_COLORS

[ryanlmw99]

If exa does something unexpected, or its output looks wrong, or it displays an error on the screen, or if it outright crashes, then please include the following information in your report:

• The version of exa being used (exa --version): 0.10.1
• The command-line arguments you are using: EXA_COLORS="reset" && exa
• Your operating system and hardware platform: Debian 11 64bit

I have some strange issues with exa, initially running this command “EXA_COLORS="reset" && exa” would work as expected but after the system is rebooted the command has no effect .e.g exa would render colors as usual. Furthermore setting custom colors with EXA_COLORS also won’t work.

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[eggbean]

How are you trying to set EXA_COLORS? You would normally do that in ~/.bashrc (if using bash).

e.g.

export EXA_COLORS='xa=38;5;135:lc=38;5;124:lm=38;5;196:uu=38;5;178:gu=38;5;178:un=38;5;141:gn=38;5;141:bO=38;5;009'

To remove $EXA_COLORS in the current shell, use EXA_COLORS= not EXA_COLORS=reset

[ryanlmw99]

Thanks for your response. I just switched back to this setting in .bashrc, exa now works as usual.

export EXA_COLORS="da=38;5;245:di=38;5;14:sn=38;5;28:sb=38;5;28:uu=38;5;40:un=38;5;160:gu=38;5;40:gn=38:5:160:bl=38;5;220:ur=37:uw=
37:ux=37:ue=37:gr=37:gw=37:gx=37:tr=37:tw=37:tx=37:su=37:sf=37:xa=37"

alias ls="exa --group --sort=.name --group-directories-first"
alias ll="exa --long --header --links --blocks --modified --created --group --all --sort=.name --group-directories-first"
alias tree="exa --tree"

Previously this setting did not affect exa .e.g exa seems not read EXA_COLORS so I had to use EXA_COLORS=“..” && exa ..

I’ll report again if the issue comes up. Thanks.