Color Linux command output

Question

For example, I\'d like to color the output of the locate command so it\'s easily distinguished from the other terminal text.

It should work something li

Answer 1

You should have a look at the hl command available on git hub:

git clone http://github.com/mbornet-hl/hl

and on :

http://www.flashnux.com/notes/page_000022_US.html

hl is a Linux command written in C, especially designed to color a text file or the output of a command. You can use up to 42 colors simultaneously, and use a configuration file to simplify command lines. You can colorize the output of every command that can be piped to another one. And if you know what regular expressions are, it will be very easy for you to use. You can use the man page to understand how to use it.