Does bash have a color command, as seen in MS-Windows CMD? [duplicate]
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How to set the background color of the Linux console screen?
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Does a command like color exist in bash?
There is a command in Microsoft's cmd, called color.
I know that, in bash, there are special characters that allows you, during the echos, to change the text colors. As well I do know that in ubuntu you can edit the parameters of the terminal setting a "style" going inside the config, editing it and applying it with mouse under the menus.
What I ask is, if there exists under debian, ubuntu and centOS something very simple like:
color 1b
so that the console turns from:
to
linux bash
edited Dec 22 at 12:15
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This question already has an answer here:
How to set the background color of the Linux console screen?
1 answer
Does a command like color exist in bash?
There is a command in Microsoft's cmd, called color.
I know that, in bash, there are special characters that allows you, during the echos, to change the text colors. As well I do know that in ubuntu you can edit the parameters of the terminal setting a "style" going inside the config, editing it and applying it with mouse under the menus.
What I ask is, if there exists under debian, ubuntu and centOS something very simple like:
color 1b
so that the console turns from:
to
linux bash
edited Dec 22 at 12:15
ctrl-alt-delor
10.8k41957
asked Dec 22 at 11:17
user3450548
95431429
marked as duplicate by Thomas Dickey, RalfFriedl, icarus, JigglyNaga, Jeff Schaller Dec 23 at 20:15
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
It is unclear as to if you are asking how to do it in Debian etc, or in Microsoft's Windows' CMD.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:00
1
@ctrl-alt-delor I posted the screenshot of it being done in windows because I know how to do it in windows but not in linux. Also this is unix stack exchange otherwise I would have gone to a windows forum / stack exchange..
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:12
Sorry I thought you were asking about bash in MS-Windows. I will edit you question to make it clear, for you.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:13
@ctrl-alt-delor ok but I have edited the title in a clearer way.. in case leave it as it :)
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:14
Bash has no notion as such of colors etc - this is the realm of the terminal (which used to be a real device, but these days usually is emulated in software). So it is just a question of finding a program that will do what you want that can be started from bash.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Dec 22 at 18:21
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show 1 more comment
This question already has an answer here:
How to set the background color of the Linux console screen?
1 answer
Does a command like color exist in bash?
There is a command in Microsoft's cmd, called color.
I know that, in bash, there are special characters that allows you, during the echos, to change the text colors. As well I do know that in ubuntu you can edit the parameters of the terminal setting a "style" going inside the config, editing it and applying it with mouse under the menus.
What I ask is, if there exists under debian, ubuntu and centOS something very simple like:
color 1b
so that the console turns from:
to
linux bash
edited Dec 22 at 12:15
ctrl-alt-delor
10.8k41957
asked Dec 22 at 11:17
user3450548
95431429
This question already has an answer here:
How to set the background color of the Linux console screen?
1 answer
Does a command like color exist in bash?
There is a command in Microsoft's cmd, called color.
I know that, in bash, there are special characters that allows you, during the echos, to change the text colors. As well I do know that in ubuntu you can edit the parameters of the terminal setting a "style" going inside the config, editing it and applying it with mouse under the menus.
What I ask is, if there exists under debian, ubuntu and centOS something very simple like:
color 1b
so that the console turns from:
to
This question already has an answer here:
How to set the background color of the Linux console screen?
1 answer
linux bash
linux bash
edited Dec 22 at 12:15
ctrl-alt-delor
10.8k41957
asked Dec 22 at 11:17
user3450548
95431429
edited Dec 22 at 12:15
ctrl-alt-delor
10.8k41957
asked Dec 22 at 11:17
user3450548
95431429
edited Dec 22 at 12:15
ctrl-alt-delor
10.8k41957
edited Dec 22 at 12:15
ctrl-alt-delor
10.8k41957
edited Dec 22 at 12:15
ctrl-alt-delor
10.8k41957
10.8k41957
asked Dec 22 at 11:17
user3450548
95431429
asked Dec 22 at 11:17
user3450548
95431429
asked Dec 22 at 11:17
user3450548
95431429
95431429
marked as duplicate by Thomas Dickey, RalfFriedl, icarus, JigglyNaga, Jeff Schaller Dec 23 at 20:15
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marked as duplicate by Thomas Dickey, RalfFriedl, icarus, JigglyNaga, Jeff Schaller Dec 23 at 20:15
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
It is unclear as to if you are asking how to do it in Debian etc, or in Microsoft's Windows' CMD.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:00
1
@ctrl-alt-delor I posted the screenshot of it being done in windows because I know how to do it in windows but not in linux. Also this is unix stack exchange otherwise I would have gone to a windows forum / stack exchange..
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:12
Sorry I thought you were asking about bash in MS-Windows. I will edit you question to make it clear, for you.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:13
@ctrl-alt-delor ok but I have edited the title in a clearer way.. in case leave it as it :)
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:14
Bash has no notion as such of colors etc - this is the realm of the terminal (which used to be a real device, but these days usually is emulated in software). So it is just a question of finding a program that will do what you want that can be started from bash.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Dec 22 at 18:21
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It is unclear as to if you are asking how to do it in Debian etc, or in Microsoft's Windows' CMD.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:00
1
@ctrl-alt-delor I posted the screenshot of it being done in windows because I know how to do it in windows but not in linux. Also this is unix stack exchange otherwise I would have gone to a windows forum / stack exchange..
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:12
Sorry I thought you were asking about bash in MS-Windows. I will edit you question to make it clear, for you.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:13
@ctrl-alt-delor ok but I have edited the title in a clearer way.. in case leave it as it :)
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:14
Bash has no notion as such of colors etc - this is the realm of the terminal (which used to be a real device, but these days usually is emulated in software). So it is just a question of finding a program that will do what you want that can be started from bash.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Dec 22 at 18:21
It is unclear as to if you are asking how to do it in Debian etc, or in Microsoft's Windows' CMD.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:00
It is unclear as to if you are asking how to do it in Debian etc, or in Microsoft's Windows' CMD.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:00
1
1
@ctrl-alt-delor I posted the screenshot of it being done in windows because I know how to do it in windows but not in linux. Also this is unix stack exchange otherwise I would have gone to a windows forum / stack exchange..
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:12
@ctrl-alt-delor I posted the screenshot of it being done in windows because I know how to do it in windows but not in linux. Also this is unix stack exchange otherwise I would have gone to a windows forum / stack exchange..
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:12
Sorry I thought you were asking about bash in MS-Windows. I will edit you question to make it clear, for you.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:13
Sorry I thought you were asking about bash in MS-Windows. I will edit you question to make it clear, for you.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:13
@ctrl-alt-delor ok but I have edited the title in a clearer way.. in case leave it as it :)
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:14
@ctrl-alt-delor ok but I have edited the title in a clearer way.. in case leave it as it :)
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:14
Bash has no notion as such of colors etc - this is the realm of the terminal (which used to be a real device, but these days usually is emulated in software). So it is just a question of finding a program that will do what you want that can be started from bash.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Dec 22 at 18:21
Bash has no notion as such of colors etc - this is the realm of the terminal (which used to be a real device, but these days usually is emulated in software). So it is just a question of finding a program that will do what you want that can be started from bash.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Dec 22 at 18:21
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There are multiple ways you can do this.
One way is by using tput:
tput setab 4 sets the background color to blue. To set the foreground color, use tput setaf.
Another way is by using raw ANSI escapes, here is a good documentation: https://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting
answered Dec 22 at 11:59
Panki
553210
It actually does something however just the written text changes, what about the full background like in windows cmd?
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:17
I believe this requires clearing the screen withclearorCTRL + L
– Panki
Dec 22 at 13:16
@user3450548 unix.stackexchange.com/a/474924/308316, the second part (about xterm-like terminals)
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:21
@user3450548 to answer your question directly this should set the background as in the 2nd picture:printf 'e]11;#000080a'
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:30
2
Perhaps worth noting that none of this really has anything to do with bash. Escape sequences, tput, and so on will work from any shell, while none of them will work if the terminal emulator you're using doesn't support color changing.
– jamesqf
Dec 22 at 18:32
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The command setterm can be used:
setterm -background blue
or
setterm -ba blue
This uses standard ECMA-48 control sequences and will actually work with many (but not all) terminal emulators. (Contrary to the manual, it does not in fact use terminfo for this option.) ECMA-48 includes the notion of a default colour for both background and foreground which one can change to with default:
setterm --background default
To change the default colour, add the --store option (which emits a control sequence that only works with the Linux kernel's built-in terminal emulator, however):
setterm --background red --store
See man setterm and setterm --help for more details.
edited Dec 22 at 15:13
JdeBP
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answered Dec 22 at 14:04
GAD3R
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Just like with thetput setabfrom the accepted answer, calling eitherresetor temporarily setting the background withprintf 'fooe[41mBe[marn'will wipe that setting.
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 14:14
add a comment |
With xterm-like terminal emulators, you can use:
xtermcontrol --bg blue
(blue or any color specification supported by XParseColor(3x)).
That actually sends a 33]11;blue7 sequence, so you can do the same with:
printf '33]11;%sa' blue
See Operating System Commands, in the XTerm Control Sequences document for details.
answered Dec 22 at 18:15
Stéphane Chazelas
299k54563913
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3 Answers
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3 Answers
3
active
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oldest
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There are multiple ways you can do this.
One way is by using tput:
tput setab 4 sets the background color to blue. To set the foreground color, use tput setaf.
Another way is by using raw ANSI escapes, here is a good documentation: https://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting
answered Dec 22 at 11:59
Panki
553210
It actually does something however just the written text changes, what about the full background like in windows cmd?
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:17
I believe this requires clearing the screen withclearorCTRL + L
– Panki
Dec 22 at 13:16
@user3450548 unix.stackexchange.com/a/474924/308316, the second part (about xterm-like terminals)
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:21
@user3450548 to answer your question directly this should set the background as in the 2nd picture:printf 'e]11;#000080a'
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:30
2
Perhaps worth noting that none of this really has anything to do with bash. Escape sequences, tput, and so on will work from any shell, while none of them will work if the terminal emulator you're using doesn't support color changing.
– jamesqf
Dec 22 at 18:32
|
show 2 more comments
There are multiple ways you can do this.
One way is by using tput:
tput setab 4 sets the background color to blue. To set the foreground color, use tput setaf.
Another way is by using raw ANSI escapes, here is a good documentation: https://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting
answered Dec 22 at 11:59
Panki
553210
It actually does something however just the written text changes, what about the full background like in windows cmd?
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:17
I believe this requires clearing the screen withclearorCTRL + L
– Panki
Dec 22 at 13:16
@user3450548 unix.stackexchange.com/a/474924/308316, the second part (about xterm-like terminals)
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:21
@user3450548 to answer your question directly this should set the background as in the 2nd picture:printf 'e]11;#000080a'
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:30
2
Perhaps worth noting that none of this really has anything to do with bash. Escape sequences, tput, and so on will work from any shell, while none of them will work if the terminal emulator you're using doesn't support color changing.
– jamesqf
Dec 22 at 18:32
|
show 2 more comments
There are multiple ways you can do this.
One way is by using tput:
tput setab 4 sets the background color to blue. To set the foreground color, use tput setaf.
Another way is by using raw ANSI escapes, here is a good documentation: https://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting
answered Dec 22 at 11:59
Panki
553210
There are multiple ways you can do this.
One way is by using tput:
tput setab 4 sets the background color to blue. To set the foreground color, use tput setaf.
Another way is by using raw ANSI escapes, here is a good documentation: https://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting
answered Dec 22 at 11:59
Panki
553210
answered Dec 22 at 11:59
Panki
553210
answered Dec 22 at 11:59
Panki
553210
answered Dec 22 at 11:59
Panki
553210
553210
It actually does something however just the written text changes, what about the full background like in windows cmd?
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:17
I believe this requires clearing the screen withclearorCTRL + L
– Panki
Dec 22 at 13:16
@user3450548 unix.stackexchange.com/a/474924/308316, the second part (about xterm-like terminals)
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:21
@user3450548 to answer your question directly this should set the background as in the 2nd picture:printf 'e]11;#000080a'
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:30
2
Perhaps worth noting that none of this really has anything to do with bash. Escape sequences, tput, and so on will work from any shell, while none of them will work if the terminal emulator you're using doesn't support color changing.
– jamesqf
Dec 22 at 18:32
|
show 2 more comments
It actually does something however just the written text changes, what about the full background like in windows cmd?
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:17
I believe this requires clearing the screen withclearorCTRL + L
– Panki
Dec 22 at 13:16
@user3450548 unix.stackexchange.com/a/474924/308316, the second part (about xterm-like terminals)
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:21
@user3450548 to answer your question directly this should set the background as in the 2nd picture:printf 'e]11;#000080a'
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:30
2
Perhaps worth noting that none of this really has anything to do with bash. Escape sequences, tput, and so on will work from any shell, while none of them will work if the terminal emulator you're using doesn't support color changing.
– jamesqf
Dec 22 at 18:32
It actually does something however just the written text changes, what about the full background like in windows cmd?
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:17
It actually does something however just the written text changes, what about the full background like in windows cmd?
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:17
I believe this requires clearing the screen with
clear or CTRL + L– Panki
Dec 22 at 13:16
I believe this requires clearing the screen with
clear or CTRL + L– Panki
Dec 22 at 13:16
@user3450548 unix.stackexchange.com/a/474924/308316, the second part (about xterm-like terminals)
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:21
@user3450548 unix.stackexchange.com/a/474924/308316, the second part (about xterm-like terminals)
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:21
@user3450548 to answer your question directly this should set the background as in the 2nd picture:
printf 'e]11;#000080a'– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:30
@user3450548 to answer your question directly this should set the background as in the 2nd picture:
printf 'e]11;#000080a'– mosvy
Dec 22 at 13:30
2
2
Perhaps worth noting that none of this really has anything to do with bash. Escape sequences, tput, and so on will work from any shell, while none of them will work if the terminal emulator you're using doesn't support color changing.
– jamesqf
Dec 22 at 18:32
Perhaps worth noting that none of this really has anything to do with bash. Escape sequences, tput, and so on will work from any shell, while none of them will work if the terminal emulator you're using doesn't support color changing.
– jamesqf
Dec 22 at 18:32
|
show 2 more comments
The command setterm can be used:
setterm -background blue
or
setterm -ba blue
This uses standard ECMA-48 control sequences and will actually work with many (but not all) terminal emulators. (Contrary to the manual, it does not in fact use terminfo for this option.) ECMA-48 includes the notion of a default colour for both background and foreground which one can change to with default:
setterm --background default
To change the default colour, add the --store option (which emits a control sequence that only works with the Linux kernel's built-in terminal emulator, however):
setterm --background red --store
See man setterm and setterm --help for more details.
edited Dec 22 at 15:13
JdeBP
33.2k468156
answered Dec 22 at 14:04
GAD3R
25.4k1750106
Just like with thetput setabfrom the accepted answer, calling eitherresetor temporarily setting the background withprintf 'fooe[41mBe[marn'will wipe that setting.
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 14:14
add a comment |
The command setterm can be used:
setterm -background blue
or
setterm -ba blue
This uses standard ECMA-48 control sequences and will actually work with many (but not all) terminal emulators. (Contrary to the manual, it does not in fact use terminfo for this option.) ECMA-48 includes the notion of a default colour for both background and foreground which one can change to with default:
setterm --background default
To change the default colour, add the --store option (which emits a control sequence that only works with the Linux kernel's built-in terminal emulator, however):
setterm --background red --store
See man setterm and setterm --help for more details.
edited Dec 22 at 15:13
JdeBP
33.2k468156
answered Dec 22 at 14:04
GAD3R
25.4k1750106
Just like with thetput setabfrom the accepted answer, calling eitherresetor temporarily setting the background withprintf 'fooe[41mBe[marn'will wipe that setting.
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 14:14
add a comment |
The command setterm can be used:
setterm -background blue
or
setterm -ba blue
This uses standard ECMA-48 control sequences and will actually work with many (but not all) terminal emulators. (Contrary to the manual, it does not in fact use terminfo for this option.) ECMA-48 includes the notion of a default colour for both background and foreground which one can change to with default:
setterm --background default
To change the default colour, add the --store option (which emits a control sequence that only works with the Linux kernel's built-in terminal emulator, however):
setterm --background red --store
See man setterm and setterm --help for more details.
edited Dec 22 at 15:13
JdeBP
33.2k468156
answered Dec 22 at 14:04
GAD3R
25.4k1750106
The command setterm can be used:
setterm -background blue
or
setterm -ba blue
This uses standard ECMA-48 control sequences and will actually work with many (but not all) terminal emulators. (Contrary to the manual, it does not in fact use terminfo for this option.) ECMA-48 includes the notion of a default colour for both background and foreground which one can change to with default:
setterm --background default
To change the default colour, add the --store option (which emits a control sequence that only works with the Linux kernel's built-in terminal emulator, however):
setterm --background red --store
See man setterm and setterm --help for more details.
edited Dec 22 at 15:13
JdeBP
33.2k468156
answered Dec 22 at 14:04
GAD3R
25.4k1750106
edited Dec 22 at 15:13
JdeBP
33.2k468156
edited Dec 22 at 15:13
JdeBP
33.2k468156
edited Dec 22 at 15:13
JdeBP
33.2k468156
33.2k468156
answered Dec 22 at 14:04
GAD3R
25.4k1750106
answered Dec 22 at 14:04
GAD3R
25.4k1750106
answered Dec 22 at 14:04
GAD3R
25.4k1750106
25.4k1750106
Just like with thetput setabfrom the accepted answer, calling eitherresetor temporarily setting the background withprintf 'fooe[41mBe[marn'will wipe that setting.
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 14:14
add a comment |
Just like with thetput setabfrom the accepted answer, calling eitherresetor temporarily setting the background withprintf 'fooe[41mBe[marn'will wipe that setting.
– mosvy
Dec 22 at 14:14
Just like with the
tput setab from the accepted answer, calling either reset or temporarily setting the background with printf 'fooe[41mBe[marn' will wipe that setting.– mosvy
Dec 22 at 14:14
Just like with the
tput setab from the accepted answer, calling either reset or temporarily setting the background with printf 'fooe[41mBe[marn' will wipe that setting.– mosvy
Dec 22 at 14:14
add a comment |
With xterm-like terminal emulators, you can use:
xtermcontrol --bg blue
(blue or any color specification supported by XParseColor(3x)).
That actually sends a 33]11;blue7 sequence, so you can do the same with:
printf '33]11;%sa' blue
See Operating System Commands, in the XTerm Control Sequences document for details.
answered Dec 22 at 18:15
Stéphane Chazelas
299k54563913
add a comment |
With xterm-like terminal emulators, you can use:
xtermcontrol --bg blue
(blue or any color specification supported by XParseColor(3x)).
That actually sends a 33]11;blue7 sequence, so you can do the same with:
printf '33]11;%sa' blue
See Operating System Commands, in the XTerm Control Sequences document for details.
answered Dec 22 at 18:15
Stéphane Chazelas
299k54563913
add a comment |
With xterm-like terminal emulators, you can use:
xtermcontrol --bg blue
(blue or any color specification supported by XParseColor(3x)).
That actually sends a 33]11;blue7 sequence, so you can do the same with:
printf '33]11;%sa' blue
See Operating System Commands, in the XTerm Control Sequences document for details.
answered Dec 22 at 18:15
Stéphane Chazelas
299k54563913
With xterm-like terminal emulators, you can use:
xtermcontrol --bg blue
(blue or any color specification supported by XParseColor(3x)).
That actually sends a 33]11;blue7 sequence, so you can do the same with:
printf '33]11;%sa' blue
See Operating System Commands, in the XTerm Control Sequences document for details.
answered Dec 22 at 18:15
Stéphane Chazelas
299k54563913
answered Dec 22 at 18:15
Stéphane Chazelas
299k54563913
answered Dec 22 at 18:15
Stéphane Chazelas
299k54563913
answered Dec 22 at 18:15
Stéphane Chazelas
299k54563913
299k54563913
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add a comment |
It is unclear as to if you are asking how to do it in Debian etc, or in Microsoft's Windows' CMD.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:00
1
@ctrl-alt-delor I posted the screenshot of it being done in windows because I know how to do it in windows but not in linux. Also this is unix stack exchange otherwise I would have gone to a windows forum / stack exchange..
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:12
Sorry I thought you were asking about bash in MS-Windows. I will edit you question to make it clear, for you.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Dec 22 at 12:13
@ctrl-alt-delor ok but I have edited the title in a clearer way.. in case leave it as it :)
– user3450548
Dec 22 at 12:14
Bash has no notion as such of colors etc - this is the realm of the terminal (which used to be a real device, but these days usually is emulated in software). So it is just a question of finding a program that will do what you want that can be started from bash.
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Dec 22 at 18:21