Colored output in adb, e.g. for ls command

Is it possible to have colored output in adb shell, e.g. for the ls command? I've tried ls --color=auto . etc, but that doesn't seem to work. Colored output, however, works in adb shell, e.g. with echo -e '\033[01;35m test \033[m' Or does the ls command in adb not provide a "full feature" ls and it depends on the command? --- Required Information: * Device: HTC Desire S S510e * Android: Gingerbread 2.3.5