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.gitignore

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+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+

README

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+A collection of useful bash "libraries"
+
+- bashcols:
+	Allows easy colored output.
+

bashcols

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+eval "reset_esc=\"\\e[0m\""
+
+# applies the given color id, executes the command, then resets the color
+function colout() {
+	if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
+		echo "usage: colout <color id> <command>"
+		return
+	fi
+
+	local color=$1
+	shift
+	tput setaf $color
+	"$@"
+	tput sgr0
+}
+
+# defines a new color function
+# and a variable named <colorname>_colid that contains the actual value for the color function
+function defcol() {
+	if [[ $# -ne 2 ]]; then
+		echo "usage: defcol <color name> <color id>"
+		return
+	fi
+
+	local name="$1"
+	local color="$2"
+
+	eval "${name}_colid=$color"
+	eval "${name}_esc=\"\\e[38;5;${color}m\""
+	eval "${name}_escbg=\"\\e[48;5;${color}m\""
+	eval "function $name { colout $color \"\$@\"; }"
+
+}
+
+# displays all 256 colors
+function dispcollist() {
+	local width=${1:-16}
+	local idx=0
+	for colid in `seq 1 256`; do
+		colout $colid printf "%3s " $colid
+		idx=$(($idx+1))	
+		if [[ $(($idx % $width)) -eq 0 ]]; then
+			printf "\n"
+		fi
+	done
+}	
+
+function colthis {
+	local name="$1"
+	shift
+	eval "printf \"\${${name}_esc}$@$reset_esc\""
+}
+
+# default colors
+defcol red 	1 
+defcol green 	2 
+defcol brown 	3 
+defcol blue 	4 
+defcol magenta 	5 
+defcol cyan 	6 
+defcol white 	7 
+defcol grey 	8 
+defcol redl 	9
+defcol greenl 	10 
+defcol yellow 	11 
+defcol bluel 	12 
+defcol magenta 	13 
+defcol cyanl 	14 
+defcol whitel 	15 
+defcol black 	16 
+