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--- bash:colors:8-bit_colors [2021/01/09 12:53] – peter
+++ bash:colors:8-bit_colors [2021/01/09 13:33] (current) – peter
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 ====== BASH - Colors - 8-bit Colors ======
+colors.
+----
+===== Format =====
+<code bash>
+ESC[ 38;5;⟨n⟩ m Select foreground color
+ESC[ 48;5;⟨n⟩ m Select background color
+</code>
+where n is:
+<code bash>
+-  7:  standard colors (as in ESC [ 30–37 m)
+- 15:  high intensity colors (as in ESC [ 90–97 m)
+-231:  6 × 6 × 6 cube (216 colors): 16 + 36 × r + 6 × g + b (0 ≤ r, g, b ≤ 5)
+-255:  grayscale from black to white in 24 steps
+</code>
+where:
+  * **0** is BLACK.
+  * **1** is RED.
+  * **2** is GREEN.
+  * **3** is YELLOW.
+  * **4** is BLUE.
+  * **5** is MAGENTA.
+  * **6** is CYAN.
+  * **7** is WHITE.
+----
+===== RED Example =====
+<code bash>
+echo -e "\033[38;5;1mThis is in RED"
+</code>
+----
+===== BRIGHT RED Example =====
+<code bash>
+echo -e "\033[38;5;9mThis is in BRIGHT RED"
+</code>
+----
 ===== ANSI Rainbow =====