Console — Console Output & Debugging Reference#

Quick-reference skill for console output formatting, logging systems, ANSI escape codes, and debugging techniques.

When to Use#

• Formatting terminal output with colors and styles
• Implementing a logging system with proper levels
• Debugging with browser/Node.js console methods
• Building CLI tools with professional output
• Understanding ANSI escape codes and terminal capabilities

Commands#

intro#

bash

scripts/script.sh intro

Overview of console output — streams, TTY detection, output principles.

ansi#

bash

scripts/script.sh ansi

ANSI escape codes — colors, styles, cursor control, 256-color and truecolor.

logging#

bash

scripts/script.sh logging

Log levels and best practices — DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL.

browser#

bash

scripts/script.sh browser

Browser console API — log, table, group, time, profile, assert.

node#

bash

scripts/script.sh node

Node.js console and util — inspect, format, debug module, chalk.

cli#

bash

scripts/script.sh cli

CLI output patterns — progress bars, spinners, tables, prompts.

debug#

bash

scripts/script.sh debug

Debugging techniques — breakpoints, stack traces, conditional logging.

tools#

bash

scripts/script.sh tools

Console tools and libraries — chalk, winston, pino, log4j, structlog.

help#

bash

scripts/script.sh help

version#

bash

scripts/script.sh version

Configuration#

VariableDescriptionCONSOLE_DIRData directory (default: ~/.console/)

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