How do I output coloured text to a Linux terminal?

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Published on 2010-04-11T11:58:06Z Indexed on 2010/04/11 12:03 UTC
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How do I print coloured characters to a Linux terminal that supports it? I'm using C++ for this program, but I think that might be irrelevant.

EDIT: And secondly, how do I tell if it supports colour codes?

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