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tput: Set foreground (af) or background (ab) color.
$ tput ${select} ${ansi_color_code}
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The command you provided uses the tput utility to change the color or attributes of text in a terminal.

Here's an explanation of each part of the command:

  • tput: tput is a command in Unix-like operating systems that allows you to interact with terminal capabilities, such as changing text colors, cursor movement, etc.

  • ${select}: This is a variable that should be replaced with a valid tput capability. The specific capability determines what aspect of the text is being modified. For example, it could be setaf to change the foreground color or bold to make the text bold.

  • ${ansi_color_code}: This is another variable that should be replaced with a valid ANSI color code. ANSI color codes are used to represent different colors in a terminal. For example, 0 represents black, 1 represents red, 2 represents green, and so on.

When the command is executed, tput retrieves the appropriate capability and ANSI color code based on the variables provided, and then applies it to the text in the terminal accordingly. This changes the color or attributes of the text as desired.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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