color_echo - Colored Bash echo output

color_echo.sh

# Reset
Color_None='\e[0m'

# Regular Colors
Color_Black='\e[0;30m'
Color_Red='\e[0;31m'
Color_Green='\e[0;32m'
Color_Yellow='\e[0;33m'
Color_Blue='\e[0;34m'
Color_Purple='\e[0;35m'
Color_Cyan='\e[0;36m'
Color_White='\e[0;37m'

# Bold
Color_Bold_Black='\e[1;30m'
Color_Bold_Red='\e[1;31m'
Color_Bold_Green='\e[1;32m'
Color_Bold_Yellow='\e[1;33m'
Color_Bold_Blue='\e[1;34m'
Color_Bold_Purple='\e[1;35m'
Color_Bold_Cyan='\e[1;36m'
Color_Bold_White='\e[1;37m'

# Underline
Color_Underline_Black='\e[4;30m'
Color_Underline_Red='\e[4;31m'
Color_Underline_Green='\e[4;32m'
Color_Underline_Yellow='\e[4;33m'
Color_Underline_Blue='\e[4;34m'
Color_Underline_Purple='\e[4;35m'
Color_Underline_Cyan='\e[4;36m'
Color_Underline_White='\e[4;37m'

# Background
Color_Background_Black='\e[40m'
Color_Background_Red='\e[41m'
Color_Background_Green='\e[42m'
Color_Background_Yellow='\e[43m'
Color_Background_Blue='\e[44m'
Color_Background_Purple='\e[45m'
Color_Background_Cyan='\e[46m'
Color_Background_White='\e[47m'

# High Intensity
Color_Intensive_Black='\e[0;90m'
Color_Intensive_Red='\e[0;91m'
Color_Intensive_Green='\e[0;92m'
Color_Intensive_Yellow='\e[0;93m'
Color_Intensive_Blue='\e[0;94m'
Color_Intensive_Purple='\e[0;95m'
Color_Intensive_Cyan='\e[0;96m'
Color_Intensive_White='\e[0;97m'

# Bold High Intensity
Color_Bold_Intensive_Black='\e[1;90m'
Color_Bold_Intensive_Red='\e[1;91m'
Color_Bold_Intensive_Green='\e[1;92m'
Color_Bold_Intensive_Yellow='\e[1;93m'
Color_Bold_Intensive_Blue='\e[1;94m'
Color_Bold_Intensive_Purple='\e[1;95m'
Color_Bold_Intensive_Cyan='\e[1;96m'
Color_Bold_Intensive_White='\e[1;97m'

# High Intensity backgrounds
Color_Background_Intensive_Black='\e[0;100m'
Color_Background_Intensive_Red='\e[0;101m'
Color_Background_Intensive_Green='\e[0;102m'
Color_Background_Intensive_Yellow='\e[0;103m'
Color_Background_Intensive_Blue='\e[0;104m'
Color_Background_Intensive_Purple='\e[0;105m'
Color_Background_Intensive_Cyan='\e[0;106m'
Color_Background_Intensive_White='\e[0;107m'


function color_echo() {
    color=$1
    text=$2

    echo -e "${color}${text}${Color_None}"
}

color_echo_example.sh

#!/bin/bash
source color_echo.sh

# Regular Colors
echo "Regular Colors"
color_echo ${Color_Black} "    Color_Black"
color_echo ${Color_Red} "    Color_Red"
color_echo ${Color_Green} "    Color_Green"
color_echo ${Color_Yellow} "    Color_Yellow"
color_echo ${Color_Blue} "    Color_Blue"
color_echo ${Color_Purple} "    Color_Purple"
color_echo ${Color_Cyan} "    Color_Cyan"
color_echo ${Color_White} "    Color_White"
echo ""

# Bold
echo "Bold"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Black} "    Color_Bold_Black"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Red} "    Color_Bold_Red"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Green} "    Color_Bold_Green"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Yellow} "    Color_Bold_Yellow"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Blue} "    Color_Bold_Blue"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Purple} "    Color_Bold_Purple"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Cyan} "    Color_Bold_Cyan"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_White} "    Color_Bold_White"
echo ""

# Underline
echo "Underline"
color_echo ${Color_Underline_Black} "    Color_Underline_Black"
color_echo ${Color_Underline_Red} "    Color_Underline_Red"
color_echo ${Color_Underline_Green} "    Color_Underline_Green"
color_echo ${Color_Underline_Yellow} "    Color_Underline_Yellow"
color_echo ${Color_Underline_Blue} "    Color_Underline_Blue"
color_echo ${Color_Underline_Purple} "    Color_Underline_Purple"
color_echo ${Color_Underline_Cyan} "    Color_Underline_Cyan"
color_echo ${Color_Underline_White} "    Color_Underline_White"
echo ""

# Background
echo "Background"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Black} "    Color_Background_Black"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Red} "    Color_Background_Red"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Green} "    Color_Background_Green"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Yellow} "    Color_Background_Yellow"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Blue} "    Color_Background_Blue"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Purple} "    Color_Background_Purple"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Cyan} "    Color_Background_Cyan"
color_echo ${Color_Background_White} "    Color_Background_White"
echo ""

# High Intensity
echo "High Intensity"
color_echo ${Color_Intensive_Black} "    Color_Intensive_Black"
color_echo ${Color_Intensive_Red} "    Color_Intensive_Red"
color_echo ${Color_Intensive_Green} "    Color_Intensive_Green"
color_echo ${Color_Intensive_Yellow} "    Color_Intensive_Yellow"
color_echo ${Color_Intensive_Blue} "    Color_Intensive_Blue"
color_echo ${Color_Intensive_Purple} "    Color_Intensive_Purple"
color_echo ${Color_Intensive_Cyan} "    Color_Intensive_Cyan"
color_echo ${Color_Intensive_White} "    Color_Intensive_White"
echo ""

# Bold High Intensity
echo "Bold High Intensity"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Intensive_Black} "    Color_Bold_Intensive_Black"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Intensive_Red} "    Color_Bold_Intensive_Red"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Intensive_Green} "    Color_Bold_Intensive_Green"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Intensive_Yellow} "    Color_Bold_Intensive_Yellow"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Intensive_Blue} "    Color_Bold_Intensive_Blue"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Intensive_Purple} "    Color_Bold_Intensive_Purple"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Intensive_Cyan} "    Color_Bold_Intensive_Cyan"
color_echo ${Color_Bold_Intensive_White} "    Color_Bold_Intensive_White"
echo ""

# High Intensity backgrounds
echo "High Intensity backgrounds"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Intensive_Black} "    Color_Background_Intensive_Black"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Intensive_Red} "    Color_Background_Intensive_Red"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Intensive_Green} "    Color_Background_Intensive_Green"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Intensive_Yellow} "    Color_Background_Intensive_Yellow"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Intensive_Blue} "    Color_Background_Intensive_Blue"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Intensive_Purple} "    Color_Background_Intensive_Purple"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Intensive_Cyan} "    Color_Background_Intensive_Cyan"
color_echo ${Color_Background_Intensive_White} "    Color_Background_Intensive_White"
echo ""

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5947742/how-to-change-the-output-color-of-echo-in-linux#answer-28938235