kmhjs / color_echo

echo + color for utility

color_echo

This script appends --color / -c option for echo .

Usage

1. Source color_echo.zsh .
2. Use as color_echo --color red "string" etc.

color_echo [-c color_name]      [-n] "[string]"
color_echo [--color color_name] [-n] "[string]"

(Option) autoload

In your .zshrc etc.

1. Add load path to fpath as fpath+=(path/to/color_echo) .
2. Load with autoload as autoload -Uz color_echo .

Options

Only -c or --color (long form of -c option) additional option for echo command is available.
Following color name could be specified for this option.

• Normal
  • black
  • red
  • green
  • yellow
  • blue
  • magenta
  • cyan
  • white
• Bold
  • black_bold
  • red_bold
  • green_bold
  • yellow_bold
  • blue_bold
  • magenta_bold
  • cyan_bold
  • white_bold

Example

Show a b c d e with red color.

color_echo -c red 'a b c d e'

Show the result of ls with green color.

color_echo -c green "$(ls)"

Note

"string" part must be given as one string.
For example, color_echo --color red "$(ls)" .

License

This project is distributed under MIT License. See LICENSE .