//the following are UBUNTU/LINUX, and MacOS ONLY terminal color codes.

#define RESET   "\033[0m"

#define BLACK   "\033[30m"      /* Black */

#define RED     "\033[31m"      /* Red */

#define GREEN   "\033[32m"      /* Green */

#define YELLOW  "\033[33m"      /* Yellow */

#define BLUE    "\033[34m"      /* Blue */

#define MAGENTA "\033[35m"      /* Magenta */

#define CYAN    "\033[36m"      /* Cyan */

#define WHITE   "\033[37m"      /* White */

#define BOLDBLACK   "\033[1m\033[30m"      /* Bold Black */

#define BOLDRED     "\033[1m\033[31m"      /* Bold Red */

#define BOLDGREEN   "\033[1m\033[32m"      /* Bold Green */

#define BOLDYELLOW  "\033[1m\033[33m"      /* Bold Yellow */

#define BOLDBLUE    "\033[1m\033[34m"      /* Bold Blue */

#define BOLDMAGENTA "\033[1m\033[35m"      /* Bold Magenta */

#define BOLDCYAN    "\033[1m\033[36m"      /* Bold Cyan */

#define BOLDWHITE   "\033[1m\033[37m"      /* Bold White */

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