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How can I color text in Perl's standard output?

How do I color text in Perl's standard output without using any extra module?

+4  A: 

Using BASH? Check here: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/x329.html

eumiro  2010-09-28 09:51:31
using Perl..........
Tree  2010-09-28 09:54:47
If you don't want to use any extra perl module, then you have to print those special characters in the perl's stdout. A color of the character is interpreted by bash, so if you use bash, you have to use its color encoding described in that document.
eumiro  2010-09-28 09:56:52
Terminal control sequences are interpreted by your terminal program or console driver, not by bash.
Peter S. Housel  2010-09-28 16:05:51
+6  A: 

We can use Term::ANSIColor.

Tree  2010-09-28 10:26:15
Or just [copy its source code](http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RRA/ANSIColor-3.00/ANSIColor.pm)
mobrule  2010-09-28 13:37:44
Although copying its source code it topologically the same as installing it. :)
brian d foy  2010-10-11 20:34:20
+5  A: 

Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code to know which control sequences to output if you do not want to use any module.

jeje  2010-09-28 11:15:59

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