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+#!/bin/bash
+
+##### bash framework
+# some useful bash functions to make things easier
+# 25.3.18 mrz
+# 10.7.18 add style function
+
+## use printf for safety purposes
+# http://www.etalabs.net/sh_tricks.html
+# @param string what to say
+say ()    { printf %s\\n "$*" ; }
+sayn ()   { printf %s "$*" ; }
+
+## check if user is root
+root ()   { [[ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]] ; }
+
+## colors
+# use ANSI escape codes
+normal () { printf '\033[0m'    ; }
+red ()	  { printf '\033[0;31m' ; }
+green ()  { printf '\033[0;32m' ; }
+black ()  { printf '\033[0;30m' ; }
+brown ()  { printf '\033[0;33m' ; }
+orange () { printf '\033[0;33m' ; }
+blue ()   { printf '\033[0;34m' ; }
+purple () { printf '\033[0;35m' ; }
+cyan ()   { printf '\033[0;36m' ; }
+gray ()   { printf '\033[0;37m' ; }
+grey ()   { printf '\033[1;30m' ; }
+lred ()   { printf '\033[1;31m' ; }
+lgreen () { printf '\033[1;32m' ; }
+yellow () { printf '\033[1;33m' ; }
+lblue ()  { printf '\033[1;34m' ; }
+lpurple (){ printf '\033[1;35m' ; }
+lcyan ()  { printf '\033[1;36m' ; }
+white ()  { printf '\033[1;37m' ; }
+
+# quick styler, usage "style *color*"
+style() {
+    [[ "$1" == "" ]] && orange || $1
+    sayn " :::"
+    normal
+}