Stop using escape codes and use the setaf terminfo capability instead. You will also need a corresponding termcapterminfo entry, that correctly describes the capabilities of the. Or in the tty you can use setvtrgb to to set 24bit colors to each of the 16 terminal colors. Using the setaf and setab capabilities, we can set the foreground and background colors. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. But none of this has anything to do with bash, or any other shell, as shells dont know anything about color. How can i print text using any one of the 256 colors that the terminal.
We use cookies for various purposes including analytics. Im trying to customize my git shell and i found this very interesting article but as you can see it use tput to set color definitions and i cant make it work on windows because tput wasnt native to windows, are there any alternatives to do th. So this means a fighting with xfces terminal and i cant force it to use 256 colors. Simple executable and python3 api to format messages using colors and styles from tput. Im trying to customize my git shell and i found this very interesting article but as you can see it use tput to set color definitions and i cant make it work on windows because tput wasnt native. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. Most terminals support 8 foreground text colors and 8 background colors though some support as many as 256.
Contribute to fniessenshellleuven development by creating an account on github. Using direct colors inside the ps1 prompt is probably efficient than using multiple tputs in ps1. With it, we can change the color of text, apply effects, and generally brighten things up. If tput commands are failing for you, ensure that you have set the correct term value for your shell. You can configure what cyan is in hex code in your terminal emulator configs to be even something not remotely close to cyan if you so chose. Tput color definitions for windows git shell stack overflow. For example, if you have set xterm instead of xterm256color, tput setaf will only work with color numbers 07. Python3 api to format messages using colors and styles. But in my vim, many colors wont display, for example the background. For total overkill, the granddaddy of the lot is terminal colors, a. Home packages forums wiki bugs security aur download. It covers topics relating to basic terminal usage and general unix skills, such as file systems and navigation, bash scripting, unix text editors i. By continuing to use pastebin, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the cookies policy.
Also, the xterm color konsole tput colors only reports 8 even if that terminal is fully. Terminfo suggests using tput command to manage terminal output instead of escape. Using echo e and escape sequences for terminal colors is a bad habit. Shellcolortest script to test the shell for 256 colors.