cl
Fast and easy to use color plugin/helper for batch files.

Usage

Add call cl.bat at the beginning of your batch script.

@echo off
title My first program
call cl.bat
echo %fg`red%Hello World!%`r%
pause

Every string must be closed with %`r%.

cl code explanation

Example: %fg`cyan-%

Code	Explanation
fg	foreground
cyan	color
-	darker color

Color table

Color table is also available in example1.bat.

Dark foreground colors:

Name	Code	Color from color /?	Code from Windows 10
Black	%fg`black-%	0	<ESC>[30m
Red	%fg`red-%	4	<ESC>[31m
Green	%fg`green-%	2	<ESC>[32m
Yellow	%fg`yellow-%	6	<ESC>[33m
Blue	%fg`blue-%	1	<ESC>[34m
Magenta	%fg`magenta-%	5	<ESC>[35m
Cyan	%fg`cyan-%	3	<ESC>[36m
White	%fg`white-%	7	<ESC>[37m

Light foreground colors:

Name	Code	Color from color /?	Code from Windows 10
Black	%fg`black%	8	<ESC>[90m
Red	%fg`red%	C	<ESC>[91m
Green	%fg`green%	A	<ESC>[92m
Yellow	%fg`yellow%	E	<ESC>[93m
Blue	%fg`blue%	9	<ESC>[94m
Magenta	%fg`magenta%	D	<ESC>[95m
Cyan	%fg`cyan%	B	<ESC>[96m
White	%fg`white%	F	<ESC>[97m

Dark background colors:

Name	Code	Color from color /?	Code from Windows 10
Black	%bg`black-%	0	<ESC>[40m
Red	%bg`red-%	4	<ESC>[41m
Green	%bg`green-%	2	<ESC>[42m
Yellow	%bg`yellow-%	6	<ESC>[43m
Blue	%bg`blue-%	1	<ESC>[44m
Magenta	%bg`magenta-%	5	<ESC>[45m
Cyan	%bg`cyan-%	3	<ESC>[46m
White	%bg`white-%	7	<ESC>[47m

Light background colors:

Name	Code	Color from color /?	Code from Windows 10
Black	%bg`black%	8	<ESC>[100m
Red	%bg`red%	C	<ESC>[101m
Green	%bg`green%	A	<ESC>[102m
Yellow	%bg`yellow%	E	<ESC>[103m
Blue	%bg`blue%	9	<ESC>[104m
Magenta	%bg`magenta%	D	<ESC>[105m
Cyan	%bg`cyan%	B	<ESC>[106m
White	%bg`white%	F	<ESC>[107m

Styles:

Name	Code	Code from Windows 10
Normal (reset)	%`r%	<ESC>[0m
Bold	%`b%	<ESC>[1m
Underline	%`u%	<ESC>[4m
Inverse	%`i%	<ESC>[7m

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