Color awk output on commandline?

Question

When i process a logfile in awk, is there a possibility to colorize the output on commandline?

Answer 1

I think the only way is to use ANSI color codes:

{ print "Name: \033[1;31m" $2 "\033[0m" }

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code

Answer 2

There are several programs that can colorize logfiles, source code and general text. In addition to the ones mentioned in this question, there are:

• SuperCat
• Highlight
• Pygmentize