OT: coloured text?

From	Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	OT: coloured text?
Date	2024-01-07 19:50 +0100
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Hi folks, 

just a short question, please allow me to ask: 

How can I get coloured text output in a shell script? 

I am using:

echo "my text bla"

As far as I read and understood, this is not possible in every shell. I found 
nothing in bash manual for example.

Debian is using "dash" and not "bash", if I am correct, and with using the 
shebang line :!/bin/sh it is using dash, am I correct?

If I want coloured text, which shell do I have to use and what is the syntax 
then within the shell script?

I searched the web, but could not find a clear answer to this.

Thanks for a short answer.

Best regards

Hans

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OT: coloured text? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2024-01-07 19:50 +0100
  Re: OT: coloured text? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-01-07 20:10 +0100
    Re: OT: coloured text? Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-01-07 20:20 +0100
      Re: OT: coloured text? Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-01-07 20:30 +0100
        Re: OT: coloured text? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-01-07 21:00 +0100
      Re: OT: coloured text? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-01-07 20:30 +0100
  Re: OT: coloured text? Kent West <westk@acu.edu> - 2024-01-07 20:10 +0100

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