color echo for bash

color_echo.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# add colorized echos as functions

declare -A colors
colors=(
  # black
  [bla]='0;30'
  # red
  [r]='0;31'
  # green
  [g]='0;32'
  # brown/orange
  [o]='0;33'
  # blue
  [blu]='0;34'
  # purple
  [p]='0;35'
  # cyan
  [c]='0;36'
  # light gray
  [lgra]='0;37'
  # dark gray
  [dgra]='1;30'
  # light red
  [lr]='1;31'
  # light green
  [lgre]='1;32'
  # yellow
  [y]='1;33'
  # light blue
  [lblu]='1;34'
  # light purple
  [lp]='1;35'
  # light cyan
  [lc]='1;36'
  # white
  [w]='1;37'
)

for c in "${!colors[@]}"
do
  eval "${c}echo() { echo -e \"\033[${colors[$c]}m\$@\033[0m\"; }"
done

This script adds a whole bunch of fun new echos to your shell. Just source this file and type pecho hello for a purple hello. See line 6 for all the different types of echos you get!