---
name: d.colorlist
description: Outputs a list of all available display colors.
keywords: [ display, settings, colors ]
---

# d.colorlist

Outputs a list of all available display colors.

=== "Command line"

    **d.colorlist**
    [**separator**=*character*]
    [**--verbose**]
    [**--quiet**]
    [**--qq**]
    [**--ui**]

    Example:

    ```sh
    d.colorlist
    ```

=== "Python (grass.tools)"

    *grass.tools.Tools.d_colorlist*(**separator**=*"comma"*,
        **verbose**=*None*,
        **quiet**=*None*,
        **superquiet**=*None*)

    Example:

    ```python
    tools = Tools()
    tools.d_colorlist()
    ```

    This grass.tools API is experimental in version 8.5 and expected to be stable in version 8.6.

=== "Python (grass.script)"

    *grass.script.run_command*("***d.colorlist***",
        **separator**=*"comma"*,
        **verbose**=*None*,
        **quiet**=*None*,
        **superquiet**=*None*)

    Example:

    ```python
    gs.run_command("d.colorlist")
    ```

## Parameters

=== "Command line"

    **separator**=*character*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Field separator  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Special characters: pipe, comma, space, tab, newline  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *comma*  
    **--help**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Print usage summary  
    **--verbose**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    **--quiet**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    **--qq**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    **--ui**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Force launching GUI dialog

=== "Python (grass.tools)"

    **separator** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Field separator  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Special characters: pipe, comma, space, tab, newline  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, separator, *character*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *comma*  
    **verbose** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **quiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **superquiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  

    Returns:

    **result** : grass.tools.support.ToolResult | None  
    If the tool produces text as standard output, a *ToolResult* object will be returned. Otherwise, `None` will be returned.

    Raises:

    *grass.tools.ToolError*: When the tool ended with an error.

=== "Python (grass.script)"

    **separator** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Field separator  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Special characters: pipe, comma, space, tab, newline  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, separator, *character*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *comma*  
    **verbose** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **quiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **superquiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*

## DESCRIPTION

*d.colorlist* report the available color names. The list contains all
available display colors with a configurable separator (default is
comma).

## SEE ALSO

*[r.colors](r.colors.md)*

## AUTHOR

Andreas Lange

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: [d.colorlist source code](https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/tree/main/display/d.colorlist)
([history](https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/commits/main/display/d.colorlist))  
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