Displays the text specified on the command line (or redirected through a pipe) in the given colors. Optionally, it also highlights the given substrings in the input text.
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Description
A small command-line utility which displays the TEXT specified on the command line (or redirected through a pipe) in the given colors. Optionally, it also highlights the given substrings in the input TEXT.
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Usage
Usage: clt.exe TEXT [-c=COLORS] [-n=STR] [-nn] [-ht=STR] [-hc=COLORS] [-s=1|0] [-l] [-h] [-V] [--license] [--github] [--home]
Mandatory arguments to short options are mandatory for long options too. Options are case-sensitive. Options and values in square brackets are optional. You can use the -ht, -hc, and -s options multiple times.
Options
| Switch | Description |
|---|---|
| -c, –colors=FgColor[,BgColor] | The foreground and background color of the TEXT specified on the command line. See the list of available colors below. |
| -n, –new-line=STR | Replace the STR with a newline character in the input text. |
| -nn | Add a newline character at the end of the input text. |
| -ht, –highlight-test | Text to be highlighted. |
| -hc, –highlight-colors=FgColor[,BgColor] | The foreground and background color used to highlight the text specified with the -ht option. See the list of available colors below. |
| -s, –case-sensitive=1|0 | Consider the character case when searching for the text to highlight. By default -s=0 (not case sensitive). |
| -l, –log-colors | Highlight some special words used in the logs such as Error, Failed, Warning, Success etc. |
| -h, –help | Show this help. |
| –examples | Display examples. |
| -V, –version | Show application version. |
| –license | Display program license. |
| –home | Opens program homepage in the default browser. |
| –github | Opens the GitHub page with the program’s source files. |
TEXT
Text can be given on the command line or/and redirected from an external command via a pipe. You can provide multiple text values in any combination with the options.
Available colors
Fuchsia = LightMagenta
Purple = DarkMagenta
Lime = LightGreen
Aqua = LightCyan
Color names are case insensitive.
Exit codes
| Exit code | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OK (no error) |
| 2 | Syntax error |
| 1 | Other error |
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