* colour * This command toggles colour on and off. The colour itself is controlled by embedded tags in text strings which all begin with a '~', eg /~FG. They are the following... Control tags... /~RS : Rest terminal to default state /~RV : ~RVReverse video /~OL : ~OLBold /~LI : ~LIBlink/flash text. This only works on some terminals, others may ~LIsimply display it as bold. /~UL : ~ULUnderline text. As with blink this doesn't work on all terminals, ~ULsome just display it as bold. Foreground colour tags... /~FK : Foreground black /~FM : ~FMMagenta/purple /~FR : ~FRRed /~FY : ~FYYellow/orange /~FG : ~FGGreen /~FB : ~FBBlue /~FT : ~FTTurquoise/bright blue /~FW : White Background colour tags... /~BK : Background black /~BM : ~BMMagenta/purple /~BR : ~BRRed /~BY : ~BYYellow/orange /~BG : ~BGGreen /~BB : ~BBBlue /~BT : ~BTTurquoise/bright blue /~BW : White So this: "/~FG/~BB/~LIhello world" would produce ~FG~BB~LIhello world To display the colour tags as themselves without them producing a colour prepend the ~ with a / , eg //~FG