---
name: "vivid"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vivid"
version: "0.9.0-3+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vivid"
---

# vivid(1)

LS\_COLORS manager with multiple themes

## NAME

**vivid** - LS\_COLORS manager with multiple themes

## SYNOPSIS

```
 vivid [OPTION]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**Generator for the LS\_COLORS (environment variable) controlling the color voice** **of ls, tree, fd, bfs, duste and many other tools. It uses a YAML configuration** **format for the file type database and core themes.**

**Unlike dircolors, the database and themes are organized in different files.** **This allows users to choose and customize color themes independently from** **the collection of file extensions. Instead of using cryptic ANSI escape** **codes, colors can be specified in RRGBBB format and will be converted to** **ANSI truecolor (24-bit) codes or 8-bit codes for older terminal emulators.**

## USAGE:

**vivid \<SUBCOMMAND\>**

## OPTIONS:

- **-m, --color-mode \<mode\>**

  **Type of ANSI colors to be used \[default: 24-bit\]** **\[possible values: 8-bit, 24-bit\]**

- **-d, --database \<path\>**

  **Path to filetypes database (filetypes.yml)**

- **-h, --help**

  **Prints help information**

- **-V, --version**

  **Prints version information**

## SUBCOMMANDS:

- **generate**

  **Generate a LS\_COLORS expression**

- **preview**

  **Preview a given theme**

- **themes**

  **Prints list of available themes**

- **help**

  **Prints this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)**

## EXAMPLES:

**Choose a color theme (for example: molokai).** **Then, add this to your shells RC file (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, …):** **export LS\_COLORS="$(vivid generate molokai)"**

**Note:** **Terminals without true color support** **By default, vivid runs in true color mode (24-bit). If you don't have a** **terminal that supports 24-bit colors, use the --color-mode 8-bit option** **when running vivid. This will generate interpolated 8-bit colors:** **export LS\_COLORS="$(vivid -m 8-bit generate molokai)"**

## AUTHOR

**openfile was written by David Peter \<mail@david-peter.de\>**

**This manual page was written by Josenilson Ferreira da Silva \<nilsonfsilva@hotmail.com\>** **for the Debian project (but may be used by others).**