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# source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20910449/544721
norm="$(printf '\033[0m')" #returns to "normal"
bold="$(printf '\033[0;1m')" #set bold
red="$(printf '\033[0;31m')" #set red
boldred="$(printf '\033[0;1;31m')" #set bold, and set red.
somecommand | sed -e "s/someregexp/${boldred}&${norm}/g" # will color any occurence of someregexp in Bold red
printf "%s" "$red" ; locate something ; printf "%s" "$norm" # will color output of locate something in red
#I (ab)use printf "%s" "something", as it's more portable than echo,and easy to modify
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