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Echo (echo -e) the following escape codes inside \e[ESCCODEm to colorize text in Bash:
 
Echo (echo -e) the following escape codes inside \e[ESCCODEm to colorize text in Bash:
  
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Revision as of 18:22, 31 August 2013

Stolen from http://hacktux.com/bash/colors

Bash Color Escape Codes

Echo (echo -e) the following escape codes inside \e[ESCCODEm to colorize text in Bash:

Color Escape
Black 00;30
Dark Gray 01;30
Red 00;31
Light Red 01;31
Green 00;32
Light Green 01;32
Brown 00;33
Yellow 01;33
Blue 00;34
Light Blue 01;34
Purple 00;35
Light Purple 01;35
Cyan 00;36
Light Cyan 01;36
Light Gray 00;37
White 01;37

Make sure to use echo -e to enable interpretation of backslash escapes:

bash$ echo -e "This is red->\e[00;31mRED\e[00m"

Remove Color

Echo \e[00m to remove text color modifications:

bash$ echo -n '\e[00m'