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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ANSI color setup
+
+#use printf or echo -e
+
+defineANSI() {
+
+esc="\e"
+# esc="\033"
+
+# Foreground colors
+	FBLACK="${esc}[30m"
+	FRED="${esc}[31m"
+	FGREEN="${esc}[32m"
+	FYLLW="${esc}[33m"
+	FBLUE="${esc}[34m"
+	FPRPL="${esc}[35m"
+	FCYAN="${esc}[36m"
+	FWHITE="${esc}[37m"
+
+# Background colors
+	BBLACK="${esc}[40m"
+	BRED="${esc}[41m"
+	BGREEN="${esc}[42m"
+	BYLLW="${esc}[43m"
+	BBLUE="${esc}[44m"
+	BPRPL="${esc}[45m"
+	BCYAN="${esc}[46m"
+	BWHITE="${esc}[47m"
+
+# Bold, italic, underline, and inverse style toggles
+	BOLDON="${esc}[1m"
+	BOLDOFF="${esc}[22m"
+	ITALON="${esc}[3m"
+	ITALOFF="${esc}[23m"
+	UNDERON="${esc}[4m"
+	UNDEROFF="${esc}[24m"
+	INVON="${esc}[7m"
+	INVOFF="${esc}[27m"
+
+}
+
+reset="${esc}[0m"