diff --git a/1bash.d/0_colors.sh b/1bash.d/0_colors.sh
index 74d41c1..15f0145 100644
--- a/1bash.d/0_colors.sh
+++ b/1bash.d/0_colors.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [ -f ~/.dircolors ]; then
@@ -7,10 +6,12 @@ elif [ -f $ONE_BASH/dircolors ]; then
   eval "$( dircolors -b $ONE_BASH/dircolors )"
 fi
 
+if ls --color=auto > /dev/null 2>&1; then colorflag="--color=auto"; else colorflag="-G"; fi;
+
 # enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
-# alias ls='ls --color=auto'
-alias dir='dir --color=auto'
-alias vdir='vdir --color=auto'
-alias grep='grep --color=auto'
-alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
-alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
+alias ls='ls $colorflag'
+alias dir='dir $colorflag'
+alias vdir='vdir $colorflag'
+alias grep='grep $colorflag'
+alias fgrep='fgrep $colorflag'
+alias egrep='egrep $colorflag'
diff --git a/1bash.d/aliases.sh b/1bash.d/aliases.sh
index ed74e55..2b76a3e 100644
--- a/1bash.d/aliases.sh
+++ b/1bash.d/aliases.sh
@@ -21,21 +21,16 @@ alias where=which # sometimes i forget
 
 # ls make colerfull in color.sh
 # always use color, even when piping (to awk,grep,etc)
-# if ls --color=auto > /dev/null 2>&1; then colorflag="--color=auto"; else colorflag="-G"; fi;
 # export CLICOLOR_FORCE=1
 
 # ls options: A = include hidden (but not . or ..), F = put `/` after folders, h = byte unit suffixes
-alias lsa="ls -lAhF --color=auto --group-directories-first"
-alias lsd="ls --color=auto | grep '^d'" # only directories
+alias lsa="ls -lAhF --group-directories-first"
+alias lsd="ls | grep '^d'" # only directories
 # `la` defined in .functions
-###
-
 
 # `cat` with beautiful colors. requires: sudo easy_install -U Pygments
 #alias c="pygmentize -O style=monokai -f console256 -g"
 
-###
-
 # Networking. IP address, dig, DNS
 # alias ip="dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com"
 # alias dig="dig +nocmd any +multiline +noall +answer"