https://toorun.dev/tags/terminal/Recent content in terminal on toorun.devHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 20 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000https://toorun.dev/posts/print-colorful-text-linux-shell-script/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000https://toorun.dev/posts/print-colorful-text-linux-shell-script/How to Print Colorful Text in a Linux Shell Script Linux terminals understand ANSI escape codes. A color code changes the text style, and \033[0m resets it: printf '\033[32mSuccess\033[0m\n' This prints Success in green. Prefer printf over echo -e because printf behaves more consistently across shells. Common colors Color Code Black 30 Red 31 Green 32 Yellow 33 Blue 34 Magenta 35 Cyan 36 White 37 Use a code like \033[31m before the text and \033[0m after it.