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ANSI codes for cli controled output
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| # ANSI escape codes | |
| [ANSI escape codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code) can be printed to a shell to as instructions. | |
| The below is a list of codes I have used often in my CLI programs and I find myself looking up over and over again. | |
| A great article about it can be found [here](https://www.lihaoyi.com/post/BuildyourownCommandLinewithANSIescapecodes.html). | |
| ## Content | |
| - [Colors](#colors) | |
| - [Styles](#styles) | |
| - [Cursor movements](#cursor-movements) | |
| - [Screen](#screen) | |
| ## Colors | |
| ### Font color | |
| #### 8 Colors | |
| | code | description | | |
| | ------------ | ------------------ | | |
| | `\u001b[30m` | Black font color | | |
| | `\u001b[31m` | Red font color | | |
| | `\u001b[32m` | Green font color | | |
| | `\u001b[33m` | Yellow font color | | |
| | `\u001b[34m` | Blue font color | | |
| | `\u001b[35m` | Magenta font color | | |
| | `\u001b[36m` | Cyan font color | | |
| | `\u001b[37m` | White font color | | |
| #### 16 Colors | |
| | code | description | | |
| | -------------- | ------------------------- | | |
| | `\u001b[30;1m` | Bright Black font color | | |
| | `\u001b[31;1m` | Bright Red font color | | |
| | `\u001b[32;1m` | Bright Green font color | | |
| | `\u001b[33;1m` | Bright Yellow font color | | |
| | `\u001b[34;1m` | Bright Blue font color | | |
| | `\u001b[35;1m` | Bright Magenta font color | | |
| | `\u001b[36;1m` | Bright Cyan font color | | |
| | `\u001b[37;1m` | Bright White font color | | |
| #### 256 colors | |
| | code | description | | |
| | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| | `\u001b[38;5;` + n + `m ` + n | Standard font color where `n` can be a number between 0-7 | | |
| | `\u001b[38;5;` + n + `m ` + n | High intensity font color where `n` can be a number between 8-15 | | |
| | `\u001b[38;5;` + n + `m ` + n | Rainbow font color where `n` can be a number between 16-231 | | |
| | `\u001b[38;5;` + n + `m ` + n | Gray font color where `n` can be a number between 232-255 | | |
| ### Background colors | |
| #### 8 Colors | |
| | code | description | | |
| | ------------ | ------------------------ | | |
| | `\u001b[40m` | Black background color | | |
| | `\u001b[41m` | Red background color | | |
| | `\u001b[42m` | Green background color | | |
| | `\u001b[43m` | Yellow background color | | |
| | `\u001b[44m` | Blue background color | | |
| | `\u001b[45m` | Magenta background color | | |
| | `\u001b[46m` | Cyan background color | | |
| | `\u001b[47m` | White background color | | |
| #### 16 Colors | |
| | code | description | | |
| | -------------- | ------------------------------- | | |
| | `\u001b[40;1m` | Bright Black background color | | |
| | `\u001b[41;1m` | Bright Red background color | | |
| | `\u001b[42;1m` | Bright Green background color | | |
| | `\u001b[43;1m` | Bright Yellow background color | | |
| | `\u001b[44;1m` | Bright Blue background color | | |
| | `\u001b[45;1m` | Bright Magenta background color | | |
| | `\u001b[46;1m` | Bright Cyan background color | | |
| | `\u001b[47;1m` | Bright White background color | | |
| #### 256 colors | |
| | code | description | | |
| | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| | `\u001b[48;5;` + n + `m ` + n | Standard background color where `n` can be a number between 0-7 | | |
| | `\u001b[48;5;` + n + `m ` + n | High intensity background color where `n` can be a number between 8-15 | | |
| | `\u001b[48;5;` + n + `m ` + n | Rainbow background color where `n` can be a number between 16-231 | | |
| | `\u001b[48;5;` + n + `m ` + n | Gray background color where `n` can be a number between 232-255 | | |
| ## Styles | |
| | code | description | | |
| | ----------- | ---------------- | | |
| | `\u001b[0m` | Reset all styles | | |
| | `\u001b[1m` | Bold | | |
| | `\u001b[4m` | Underline | | |
| | `\u001b[7m` | Reversed | | |
| ## Cursor movements | |
| | code | description | | |
| | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | |
| | `\u001b[` + n + `A` | Move Up by `n` rows | | |
| | `\u001b[` + n + `B` | Move Down by `n` rows | | |
| | `\u001b[` + n + `C` | Move Right by `n` columns | | |
| | `\u001b[` + n + `D` | Move Left by `n` columns | | |
| | `\u001b[` + n + `E` | Move cursor to beginning of line, `n` lines down | | |
| | `\u001b[` + n + `F` | Move cursor to beginning of line, `n` lines up | | |
| | `\u001b[` + n + `G` | Move cursor to column `n` | | |
| | `\u001b[` + n + `;` + m + `H` | Move cursor to row `n` column `m` | | |
| | `\u001b[{s}` | Save the current cursor position | | |
| | `\u001b[{u}` | Restore the cursor to the last saved position | | |
| ## Screen | |
| | code | description | | |
| | ----------- | ----------------------------------------- | | |
| | `\u001b[0J` | clears from cursor until end of screen | | |
| | `\u001b[1J` | clears from cursor to beginning of screen | | |
| | `\u001b[2J` | clears entire screen | | |
| | `\u001b[0K` | clears from cursor to end of line | | |
| | `\u001b[1K` | clears from cursor to start of line | | |
| | `\u001b[2K` | clears entire line | |
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