[TriLUG] Brainfart... trying to remember what/where pretty bash output is called or can be found

[ac via TriLUG]

On Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:48:41 -0700
Lee Fickenscher via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> Luggers,
> It's such a huge brainfart I don't even know how to properly
> articulate it...
> I could have sworn there was a lib or something that I could source
> that would provide output during script execution like init scripts
> such that you would get:
> I'm doing something.....       [done]
> I'm doing something else.....[done]
> And another thing....
> It would change the status color based on success or failure.
> Anyone have any clue what I'm talking about (cause clearly I don't).
> Thanks!
> -Lee

like this...?
https://github.com/sickill/stderred