Perfect! That's what I was looking for.

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 5:21 PM, Kurtis Rader <kra...@skepticism.us> wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 6:02 AM, Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkm...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> What is the recommended way to write out error messages from a fish
>> function so they appear in the color that has been configured for error
>> messages (typically red)? It seems simply writing to stderr is not the
>> answer.
>>
>
> Glenn's answer works but if you want to ensure you're using whatever color
> standard fish code uses you should use the `$fish_color_error` variable;
> e.g., `echo (set_color $fish_color_error)my error message(set_color normal)
> >&2`.
>
>
> --
> Kurtis Rader
> Caretaker of the exceptional canines Junior and Hank
>



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R. Mark Volkmann
Object Computing, Inc.
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