Using colors with printf

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Rather than using archaic terminal codes, may I suggest the following alternative. Not only does it provide more readable code, but it also allows you to keep the color information separate from the format specifiers just as you originally intended.

blue=$(tput setaf 4)
normal=$(tput sgr0)

printf "%40s\n" "${blue}This text is blue${normal}"

See my answer HERE for additional colors

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