#!/bin/bash # ------------- 16 STANDARD COLORS ------------- reset='\e[0m' # everything off # normal intensity black='\e[30m'; red='\e[31m'; green='\e[32m'; yellow='\e[33m' blue='\e[34m'; purple='\e[35m'; cyan='\e[36m'; white='\e[37m' # background equivalents (40–47 and 100–107) on_black='\e[40m'; on_red='\e[41m'; on_green='\e[42m'; on_yellow='\e[43m' on_blue='\e[44m'; on_purple='\e[45m'; on_cyan='\e[46m'; on_white='\e[47m' printf "%b\n" "${on_red}On red:${reset} watafa" printf "%b\n" "${on_black}On black:${reset} watafa" printf "%b\n" "${on_purple}On purple:${reset} ${purple}watafa"