1 files changed, 15 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/bash/bashrc.d/ls.bash b/bash/bashrc.d/ls.bash
index 31beb302..0fd246fe 100644
--- a/bash/bashrc.d/ls.bash
+++ b/bash/bashrc.d/ls.bash
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
-# Define function wrapper for ls(1) with --color option if LS_COLORS is set;
-# checks that color is available in the terminal within the function
-if [[ ! -n $LS_COLORS ]] ; then
-    return
+# Store whether we have colors in a variable
+declare -i colors
+colors=$( {
+    tput Co || tput colors
+} 2>/dev/null )
+
+# Use LSOPTS to add some useful options to ls(1) calls if applicable; we use a
+# function wrapper to do this
+declare -a LSOPTS
+if [[ -n $LS_COLORS ]] && ((colors >= 8)) ; then
+    LSOPTS=("${LSOPTS[@]}" --color=auto)
 fi
 
+# Done, unset helper var
+unset -v colors
+
 # Define function proper
 ls() {
-    local -i colors
-    colors=$( {
-        tput Co || tput colors
-    } 2>/dev/null )
-    if ((colors >= 8)) ; then
-        command ls --color=auto "$@"
-    else
-        command ls "$@"
-    fi
+    command ls "${LSOPTS[@]}" "$@"
 }