-LS_COLORS="no=00:fi=00:di=34;01:ln=36:pi=00:so=00:bd=00:cd=00:\
-or=36;41:su=31;01;43:sg=31;01;43:ow=34;01;41:ex=31;01"
+LS_COLORS='no=00'
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':fi=00' # normal files: normal
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':di=34;01' # directories: blue bold
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':ln=36' # symbolic links: cyan
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':pi=00' # named pipes: normal
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':so=00' # sockets: normal
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':bd=00' # block devices: normal
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':cd=00' # character devices: normal
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':or=36;41' # orphaned links: red background
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':su=31;01;43' # setuid files: yellow background
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':sg=31;01;43' # setgid files: yellow background
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':ow=34;01;41' # directories writable by others: blue background
+LS_COLORS=$LS_COLORS':ex=31;01' # executables: bold red