How does one output bold text in Bash?

Question

I\'m writing a Bash script that prints some text to the screen:

echo \"Some Text\"

Can I format the text? I would like to make it bold.

Answer 1

In order to apply a style on your string, you can use a command like:

echo -e '\033[1mYOUR_STRING\033[0m'

Explanation:

• echo -e - The -e option means that escaped (backslashed) strings will be interpreted
• \033 - escaped sequence represents beginning/ending of the style
• lowercase m - indicates the end of the sequence
• 1 - Bold attribute (see below for more)
• [0m - resets all attributes, colors, formatting, etc.

The possible integers are:

• 0 - Normal Style
• 1 - Bold
• 2 - Dim
• 3 - Italic
• 4 - Underlined
• 5 - Blinking
• 7 - Reverse
• 8 - Invisible