Microsoft DOS color command
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About color
The color command enables users running Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP to quickly and change the default color of their background
or text in their MS-DOS window.
Availability
The color command is an internal command and is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Syntax
Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
COLOR [attr]
attr Specifies color attribute of console output
Color attributes are specified by TWO hex digits -- the first corresponds to the background; the second the foreground. Each digit can be any of the below values.
| 0 = Black |
8 = Gray |
| 1 = Blue |
9 = Light Blue |
| 2 = Green |
A = Light Green |
| 3 = Aqua |
B = Light Aqua |
| 4 = Red |
C = Light Red |
| 5 = Purple |
D = Light Purple |
| 6 = Yellow |
E = Light Yellow |
| 7 = White |
F = Bright White |
If no argument is given, this command restores the color to what it was when CMD.EXE started. This value either comes from the current console window, the /T command line switch or from the DefaultColor registry value.
The COLOR command sets ERRORLEVEL to 1 if an attempt is made to execute the COLOR command with a foreground and background color that are the same.
Examples
Color 0A
Creates a Black background with light bright green text, similar to many of the FTP, telnet, and old BBS console screens. |
