Colored echo output

Use the ANSI escape sequences.

Black        0;30     Dark Gray     1;30
Red          0;31     Light Red     1;31
Green        0;32     Light Green   1;32
Brown/Orange 0;33     Yellow        1;33
Blue         0;34     Light Blue    1;34
Purple       0;35     Light Purple  1;35
Cyan         0;36     Light Cyan    1;36
Light Gray   0;37     White         1;37

Example

RED='\033[0;31m'
NC='\033[0m' # No Color

# Be sure to use the echo command with the -e flag
echo -e "${RED}tomato${NC} <-- damn"

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