echoc

#!/bin/bash
# Color echo
# Autor: Alejandro Hurtado 
#

shopt -s expand_aliases  #important for alias 
alias reset_color='tput sgr0'
#alias reset_color='echo -ne \E[0m'  #reset foolproof in v-terminals

#colors
export black='30'
export red='31'
export green='32'
export yellow='33'
export blue='34'
export magenta='35'
export cyan='36'
export white='37'

# Color-echo. 
# use: echoc color "message"  "b/u" color_background
# i.e: echoc $blue "Mensaje de prueba en azul y bold con fondo blanco" "b" $white
echoc ()
{
	local default_msg=""
	message=${2:-$default_msg}   # Defaults to default message.
	color=${1:-$white}           # Defaults to white, if not specified.	
	bg=${4:-"30"}
	bg1=$(expr $bg + 10)

	if [[ "$3" == "b" ]]; then
		bold="1;"
	fi

	echo  -ne "\E[${bold}${color};${bg1}m $message"; reset_color 
	return
}  

export -f echoc