#!/bin/sh
#< An "echo" beautifier - supports colours and boldface

open_escape="^[[0m"
close_escape="^[[0m"

case $1 in
   red)		open_escape="^[[31m"
			shift ;;
   green)	open_escape="^[[32m"
		    shift ;;
   blue)	open_escape="^[[33m"
 		 	shift ;;
   purple)	open_escape="^[[34m"
		  	shift ;;
   cyan)	open_escape="^[[35m"
			shift ;;
   grey)	open_escape="^[[36m"
			shift ;;
   white)	open_escape="^[[1;37m"
			shift ;;
   bold)	open_escape="^[[1m"
			shift ;;
   *)		shift ;;
esac

echo "${open_escape}$*${close_escape}"

exit 0