- * Normal file: White (or the default colour used by the command line window)
- * Directory: Blue
- * Symbolic link: Cyan
- * Pipe: Yellow
- * Socket: Magenta
- * Block device driver: Bold yellow foreground, with black background
- * Character device driver: Bold yellow foreground, with black background
- * Orphaned syminks: Blinking Bold white, with red background
- * Missing links: Blinking Bold white, with red background
- * Archives or compressed files: Red (e.g. .tar, .gz, .zip, .rpm)
- * Image files: Magenta (.jpg, gif, bmp, png, tif)
source:
http://www.codeunit.co.za/2009/11/05/linux-ls-colour-coding-in-putty/