A gawk colorizing filter for use with mvn.
It is a mere gaw
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k script, that understands the general structure of mvn ’s output and recognizes several elements, colorizes each part with escape codes, and outputs the result in the console.
Along with a shell script aimed at being used as an alias instead of mvn.
To install the files, use the following command:
sudo make installThis will install into /usr/local/bin/, but you can change it by adding PREFIX=/usr/bin as an argument.
The Bash completion hook will get installed into /etc/bash_completion.d/, you can change it by adding COMPLETION_FOLDER=/your/path as an argument.
You can optionally make an alias to use mvn-color instead of raw mvn. To do so append the following line in your ~/.bashrc:
alias mvn="mvn-color"
alias mvn-nocolor="$(which mvn)"Use mvn-color as a drop-in replacement for mvn, see the alias presented in the installation section.
mvn-color {arguments}Or use with manually appending the color filter after each mvn invocation:
mvn {arguments} | mvn-colorfilterThe shell script is aimed at solving some problems that can arise when you press Ctrl+C with a forked java task.
Please try and report any such problems, and tell me if they are solved with the mvn-color script.
Simply type:
sudo make uninstallDon’t forget to use the same PREFIX and COMPLETION_FOLDER as at installation (normally not mentioned).
This won’t remove the alias you may have installed yourself. Do it by hand.