Add these to `.bash_profile` export CLICOLOR=1 export LSCOLORS=ExFxCxDxBxegedabagacad Remove any mention of `xterm` ## Other info The `LSCOLORS` variable needs 11 letters for colors. ### Colors a  black b  red c  green d  brown e  blue f  magenta c  cyan h  light grey A  block black, usually shows up as dark grey B  bold red C  bold green D  bold brown, usually shows up as yellow E  bold blue F  bold magenta G  bold cyan H  bold light grey; looks like bright white x  default foreground or background ### Order 1. directory 2. symbolic link 3. socket 4. pipe 5. executable 6. block special 7. character special 8. executable with setuid bit set 9. executable with setgid bit set 10. directory writable to others, with sticky bit 11. directory writable to others, without sticky bit