ls colors too dark on a black background terminal

[Christopher J. Bottaro]

thanks for the reply, but...

Aaron Schlaegel wrote:
> cp /etc/DIR_COLORS ~/.dircolors
> 
> This will make all terminals use the bright colors that stand out on a
> dark background.

this didn't seem to do anything.  also, is there a way to make it use bright
colors globally and not just per user?

thanks again.