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Operating Systems Linux Ubuntu Using color in scripts Post 303033728 by drew77 on Wednesday 10th of April 2019 05:53:25 PM

04-10-2019

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I am using mate terminal.

I found another way which is easier to use and tput is part of the ncurses package and is supplied with most Linux distributions.

Code:

FILE="/usr/share/sounds/My_Sounds/Short_doorbell.wav"

if [ -f "$FILE" ];
then
     tput setaf 2; echo "File $FILE does exist."
else
     tput setaf 1; echo "File $FILE does NOT exist."
     
fi
tput sgr0    # Reset text format to the terminal's default


#Num  Colour    #define         R G B

#0    black     COLOR_BLACK     0,0,0
#1    red       COLOR_RED       1,0,0
#2    green     COLOR_GREEN     0,1,0
#3    yellow    COLOR_YELLOW    1,1,0
#4    blue      COLOR_BLUE      0,0,1
#5    magenta   COLOR_MAGENTA   1,0,1
#6    cyan      COLOR_CYAN      0,1,1
#7    white     COLOR_WHITE     1,1,1

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service

service(8)						      System Manager's Manual							service(8)

NAME

       service - run a System V init script

SYNOPSIS

       service SCRIPT COMMAND [OPTIONS]

       service --status-all

       service --help | -h | --version

DESCRIPTION

       service runs a System V init script in as predictable environment as possible, removing most environment variables and with current working
       directory set to /.

       The SCRIPT parameter specifies a System V init script, located in /etc/init.d/SCRIPT.  The  supported  values  of  COMMAND  depend  on  the
       invoked	script,  service  passes  COMMAND and OPTIONS it to the init script unmodified.  All scripts should support at least the start and
       stop commands.  As a special case, if COMMAND is --full-restart, the script is run twice, first with the stop command, then with the  start
       command.

       service --status-all runs all init scripts, in alphabetical order, with the status command.

EXIT CODES

       service calls the init script and returns the status returned by it.

FILES

       /etc/init.d
	      The directory containing System V init scripts.

ENVIRONMENT

       LANG, TERM
	      The only environment variables passed to the init scripts.

SEE ALSO

       /etc/init.d/skeleton,
       update-rc.d(8),
       init(8),
       invoke-rc.d(8).

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