formatting-output.md

Formatting Output

To format an output use \e[CODESm where CODES is CODE[;CODE].... The following ones are the examples:

• red → \e[31m
• red and bold → \e[31;1m (or \e[1;31m)

when formatting PS1 variable, use different syntax: \[\e[31m\]

Example

Echo the white [97] HELLO word on the blue [104] background:

echo -e '\e[97;104m HELLO \e[0m'

Resetting

At the end, all the stuff should be reset so that it does not affect further, not ours, output. In the example above, the code 0 clears any property applied. If it was, for example, the code 21, it only would clear bold property. For details, see the last column in the additional properties table.

Colors of text and background

Color	Code for text color	Code for background color
default	39	49
black	30	40
red	31	41
green	32	42
yellow	33	43
blue	34	44
magenta	35	45
cyan	36	46
white	97	107

Other colors

Color	Code for text color	Code for background color
bright gray	37	47
dark gray	90	100
bright red	91	101
bright green	92	102
bright yellow	93	103
bright blue	94	104
bright magenta	95	105
bright cyan	96	106

Additional properties

Property	Code	Code to reset
bold	1	21
muted	2	22
italic	3	23
underline	4	24
blinking	5	25
reversed	7	27
hidden	8	28
strike	9	29

To reset all the properties, use the code 0.