Linux ANSI Code

This package installs a library that defines a function to use human-readable ANSI escape codes.

Usage

Instead of writing this:

echo -e "\e[1;3;91mThis text is written in bold, bright red, italic letters on the command line.\e[0m"

You write this:

source /usr/local/lib/ansicode.sh
echo -e "$(ansi_code BOLD BRIGHT_RED ITALIC 'This text is written in bold, bright red, italic letters on the command line.')"

Available Codes

Text Decoration

• BOLD
• FAINT
• ITALIC
• UNDERLINE
• BLINK
• FBLINK => fast blink
• REVERSE
• HIDE
• STRIKE
• DUNDERLINE => double underline
• OVERLINE
• NORMAL

Font Color

• BLACK
• RED
• GREEN
• YELLOW
• BLUE
• MAGENTA
• CYAN
• WHITE
• BRIGHT_BLACK
• BRIGHT_RED
• BRIGHT_GREEN
• BRIGHT_YELLOW
• BRIGHT_BLUE
• BRIGHT_MAGENTA
• BRIGHT_CYAN
• BRIGHT_WHITE
• COLOR_[X] => [X] is a number between 0 & 255
• COLOR_[X]_[Y]_[Z] => [X], [Y] and [Z] are numbers between 0 & 255
• COLOR_DEFAULT

Background Color

• BLACK_BG
• RED_BG
• GREEN_BG
• YELLOW_BG
• BLUE_BG
• MAGENTA_BG
• CYAN_BG
• WHITE_BG
• BRIGHT_BLACK_BG
• BRIGHT_RED_BG
• BRIGHT_GREEN_BG
• BRIGHT_YELLOW_BG
• BRIGHT_BLUE_BG
• BRIGHT_MAGENTA_BG
• BRIGHT_CYAN_BG
• BRIGHT_WHITE_BG
• COLOR_BG_[X] => [X] is a number between 0 & 255
• COLOR_BG_[X]_[Y]_[Z] => [X], [Y] and [Z] are numbers between 0 & 255
• COLOR_BG_DEFAULT

Miscellaneous

• CODE_[X] => Set to the ANSI escape code number [X]