virtual-appliance/scripts/echo

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys

write = sys.stdout.write

write('\n')
write('\x1b[')  # escape, left-bracket
write('1;31m')  # bold red
write(' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
write('\x1b[')  # escape, left-bracket
write('0m')     # reset
write('\n')