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Diffstat (limited to 'sh/profile.d/ls.sh')
| -rw-r--r-- | sh/profile.d/ls.sh | 34 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/sh/profile.d/ls.sh b/sh/profile.d/ls.sh index a3cc84b7..0c3754e9 100644 --- a/sh/profile.d/ls.sh +++ b/sh/profile.d/ls.sh @@ -1,18 +1,20 @@ -# Store ls(1)'s --help output in a variable -ls_help=$(ls --help 2>/dev/null) +# Test that we have metadata about what options this system's ls(1) supports, +# and try to create it if not +( + # Create a directory to hold metadata about ls(1) + lcd=$HOME/.cache/ls + if ! [ -d "$lcd" ] ; then + mkdir -p -- "$lcd" || exit + fi -# Run dircolors(1) to export LS_COLORS if available and appropriate -case $ls_help in - *--color*) - if command -v dircolors >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then - if [ -r "$HOME"/.dircolors ] ; then - eval "$(dircolors --sh -- "$HOME"/.dircolors)" - else - eval "$(dircolors --sh)" - fi - fi - ;; -esac + # Write ls(1)'s --help output to a file, even if it's empty + if ! [ -f "$lcd"/help ] ; then + ls --help >"$lcd"/help 2>/dev/null || exit -# We're done parsing ls(1)'s --help output now -unset -v ls_help + # Iterate through some useful options and create files to show they're + # available + if grep -q -- --color "$lcd"/help ; then + touch -- "$lcd"/color || exit + fi + fi +) |