ANSI
Keywords: ANSI, COLOR, COLORS, COLOURS
=== USER MANUAL ===
Usage: color
color on | off
color auto | 16 | 256
Description:
Control color output. With no argument, color is toggled on or off.
Color Modes:
color auto ..... Detect mode from your terminal type (default).
color 16 ....... Force standard 16-color ANSI mode.
color 256 ...... Force xterm-256 color mode.
Setting a mode also enables color if it was off.
Standard Color Codes (16-color):
Foreground:
` = black ` = blue ` = green ` = cyan
` = red ` = magenta ` = yellow ` = white/gray
` = dark gray ` = light blue ` = light green
` = light cyan ` = light red ` = hot pink
` = yellow ` = white
Background:
``^k = `^kblack ``^b = `^bblue ``^g = `^ggreen ``^c = `^ccyan
``^r = `^rred ``^m = `^mmagenta ``^y = `^yyellow ``^w = `^wgray
Special:
` = normalize ``f = `fflash ```` = literal backtick
Xterm-256 Color Codes:
`` `{N} Set foreground to xterm color N (0-255).
`` `^{N} Set background to xterm color N (0-255).
Palette:
0-7 ........ Standard colors (same as ` through `).
8-15 ....... Bright colors (same as ` through `).
16-231 ..... 6x6x6 color cube for a wide range of hues.
232-255 .... 24-step grayscale ramp from dark to light.
Example: ` = bright red, ` = blue, ` = yellow bg
In 16-color mode, xterm-256 codes automatically fall back to the
nearest matching ANSI color.
Notes:
- Can be used from any position, even while dead.
- Your color setting is saved across sessions.
- See help color256 for a full visual palette chart.
Related Helpfiles: COLOR256, TOGGLE
=== END MANUAL ===