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I'm on Oracle Linux.

[root@ol76 systemd]# cat /etc/*release*
Oracle Linux Server release 7.6
NAME="Oracle Linux Server"
VERSION="7.6"
ID="ol"
VARIANT="Server"
VARIANT_ID="server"
VERSION_ID="7.6"
PRETTY_NAME="Oracle Linux Server 7.6"
ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7:6:server"
HOME_URL="https://linux.oracle.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.oracle.com/"

ORACLE_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Oracle Linux 7"
ORACLE_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=7.6
ORACLE_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Oracle Linux"
ORACLE_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.6 (Maipo)
Oracle Linux Server release 7.6
cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7:6:server
[root@ol76 systemd]#

Why the result of ls has highlighting, but dir doesn't?

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  • dir --color=auto Commented Aug 12, 2019 at 16:05
  • Yes, that works. Thank you. Could you make it as an answer so that I can accept? Commented Aug 12, 2019 at 16:07
  • I just found ls also has color parameter. alias ls='ls --color=auto' Commented Aug 12, 2019 at 16:08
  • Done it. Sorry for the spanish, I can't change my LC_ALL to english, but I provide some translation :) Commented Aug 12, 2019 at 16:21
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    @guillermochamorro LC_ALL=C dir --help Commented Aug 12, 2019 at 16:23

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From dir --help:

Using color to distinguish file types is disabled both by default and with --color=never. With --color=auto, ls emits color codes only when standard output is connected to a terminal. The LS_COLORS environment variable can change the settings. Use the dircolors command to set it.

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