NAME File::LsColor - Colorize input filenames just like ls does SYNOPSIS use File::LsColor qw(:all); # Is equal to: use File::LsColor qw( ls_color ls_color_custom ls_color_default ls_color_internal get_ls_colors can_ls_color ls_color_lookup parse_ls_colors ); my @files = glob("$ENV{HOME}/*"); print "$_\n" for ls_color @files; # or specify own pattern @files = ls_color_custom('*.pl=38;5;196;1:*.pm=38;5;220', @files); # or use the internal mappings @files = ls_color_internal(@files); # or use the defaults (only ANSI colors) @files = ls_color_default(@files); # returns a hashref with all defined filetypes and their attributes my $ls_colors = get_ls_colors(); # what's the defined attributes for directories? my $dir_color = can_ls_color('di'); # can we apply attributes to this filetype? my $filetype = shift; printf "%s can be colored.\n" if can_ls_color($filetype); # apply terminal color even if we can't use LS_COLORS to do so. my $file_with_extension = 'foobar.flac'; printf "%s looks nice.\n", can_ls_color($file_with_extension) ? ls_color($file_with_extension) : Term::ExtendedColor::fg(32, $file_with_extension); DESCRIPTION This module provides functionality for using the LS_COLORS variable for colorizing output in a way that's immediately recognized. Say that you have a list of filenames that's the result of some complex operation, and you wish to present the result to the user. If said files have an extension and that extension is present in the users LS_COLORS variable, they will be colored just like they would have been if the filenames were output from ls(1) or tree(1). EXPORTS None by default. FUNCTIONS ls_color() Arguments: @files | \@files Returns: @files | @files Returns a list of filenames colored as specified by the environment "LS_COLORS" variable. If the "LS_COLORS" variable is not set, throws an exception. In this case, "ls_color_internal()" can be used. In scalar context a string joined by '' is returned. ls_color_default() The same thing as "ls_color()", but uses the default LS_COLORS values from GNU ls. Those are only ANSI colors. ls_color_internal() The same as "ls_color()", with one minor difference; Instead of using the LS_COLORS variable from the environment, an internal specification is used. This specification contains about 250 extensions as of this writing. ls_color_custom() The first argument to "ls_color_custom()" should be a valid LS_COLORS definition, like so: ls_color_custom("*.pl=38;5;196:*.pm=38;5;197;1", @perl_files); get_ls_colors() Returns a hash reference where a key is the extension and its value is the attributes attached to it. can_ls_color() Arguments: $file Returns: $attributes Given a valid name, returns the defined attributes associated with it. Else, returns undef. ls_color_lookup() The same as can_ls_color(), exportable because of compatibility reasons. parse_ls_colors() Arguments: $string Returns: \%hash Returns a hashref with extension => attribute mappings, i.e: '7z' => '01;31', 'aac' => '00;36', 'ace' => '01;31', 'anx' => '01;35', 'arj' => '01;31', AUTHOR Magnus Woldrich CPAN ID: WOLDRICH m@japh.se http://japh.se https://github.com/trapd00r REPORTING BUGS Report bugs on or to m@japh.se CONTRIBUTORS None required yet. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2011, 2018, 2019- the File::LsColor "AUTHOR" and "CONTRIBUTORS" as listed above. LICENSE This library is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.