1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/linux/bin/neo b/linux/bin/neo
index 902bd04..96c5b42 100755
--- a/linux/bin/neo
+++ b/linux/bin/neo
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# colour definitions
+normal="\033[0m"
+red="\033[31m"
+orange="\033[33m"
+green="\033[32m"
+
+if [ "foo`echo -e bar`" = "foobar" ];then
+  # GNU echo
+  ECHO_e="echo -e"
+else
+  # POSIX echo
+  ECHO_e="echo"
+fi
+
+die() {
+	$ECHO_e "${red}$@${normal}" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
 if [ -f "${NEO_CONFIG}" ]; then
 	. "${NEO_CONFIG}" || die "Failed to source ${NEO_CONFIG}"
 elif [ -f "${HOME}"/.neorc ]; then