[C++] Change Terminal font color

[wbest]

Hey, I'm trying to change the font color (foreground color) in Ubuntu Linux terminal through C++.
Ideally, I'd like the code to look similar to this (Windows Console code):

RED = FOREGROUND_RED,
GREEN = FOREGROUND_GREEN,
BLUE = FOREGROUND_BLUE,

GRAY = RED | GREEN | BLUE,
BROWN = RED | GREEN,
MAGENTA = RED | BLUE,
CYAN = GREEN | BLUE,

YELLOW = BROWN | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY,

B_RED = RED | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY,
B_GREEN = GREEN | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY,
B_BLUE = BLUE | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY,

WHITE = GRAY | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY,
B_YELLOW = YELLOW | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY,
B_MAGENTA = MAGENTA | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY,
B_CYAN = CYAN | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY



And then be able to use those elsewhere in my code.

How can I do this? I've read I might be able to do this with ncurses, but I haven't tested yet as this is for work, and I can't download ncurses because of the network security.

[supirman]

This can be done via terminal escape sequences. For an example, see http://linuxgazette.net/issue65/padala.html.

[wbest]

Oh awesome.

I had seen stuff about the escape characters before, but nothing about using them in C/C++.

Its working great now, thanks a bundle.