-msgdie() { echo "${CERROR}E: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; exit 1; }
-msgwarn() { echo "${CWARNING}W: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgmsg() { echo "${CMSG}$1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msginfo() { echo "${CINFO}I: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgdebug() { echo "${CDEBUG}D: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgdone() { echo "${CDONE}DONE${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgnwarn() { echo -n "${CWARNING}W: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgnmsg() { echo -n "${CMSG}$1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgninfo() { echo -n "${CINFO}I: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
-msgndebug() { echo -n "${CDEBUG}D: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
+
+if [ "$MSGCOLOR" != 'NO' ]; then
+ CERROR="\033[1;31m" # red
+ CWARNING="\033[1;33m" # yellow
+ CMSG="\033[1;32m" # green
+ CINFO="\033[1;96m" # light blue
+ CDEBUG="\033[1;94m" # blue
+ CNORMAL="\033[0;39m" # default system console color
+ CDONE="\033[1;32m" # green
+ CPASS="\033[1;32m" # green
+ CFAIL="\033[1;31m" # red
+ CCMD="\033[1;35m" # pink
+fi
+
+msgdie() { printf "${CERROR}E: $1${CNORMAL}\n" >&2; exit 1; }
+msgwarn() { printf "${CWARNING}W: $1${CNORMAL}\n" >&2; }
+msgmsg() { printf "${CMSG}$1${CNORMAL}\n"; }
+msginfo() { printf "${CINFO}I: $1${CNORMAL}\n"; }
+msgdebug() { printf "${CDEBUG}D: $1${CNORMAL}\n"; }
+msgdone() { printf "${CDONE}DONE${CNORMAL}\n"; }
+msgnwarn() { printf "${CWARNING}W: $1${CNORMAL}" >&2; }
+msgnmsg() { printf "${CMSG}$1${CNORMAL}"; }
+msgninfo() { printf "${CINFO}I: $1${CNORMAL}"; }
+msgndebug() { printf "${CDEBUG}D: $1${CNORMAL}"; }