# Output Formats


This document demonstrates quarto-term rendering to multiple output
formats from the same source.

## Basic output

```console
$ echo "Hello from quarto-term"
Hello from quarto-term
```

## State persistence

Variables carry over between cells:

```console
$ export NAME="world"
```

```console
$ echo "Hello, $NAME"
Hello, world
```

## Multi-line commands

```console
$ for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do
>   echo "Item $i"
> done
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
Item 5
```

## ANSI colors

Full color support across all formats:

```console
$ printf '\033[31mred\033[0m \033[32mgreen\033[0m \033[34mblue\033[0m \033[33mye
llow\033[0m\n'
red green blue yellow
```

```console
$ for i ({0..15}) { print -nP "%K{$i} ${(l:2:)i} %k"; ((i%8==7))&&print }
  0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
  8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15
```

## Working with files

```console
$ cat <<'EOF' > /tmp/demo.txt
> name,value
> alpha,1
> beta,2
> gamma,3
> EOF

$ cat /tmp/demo.txt
name,value
alpha,1
beta,2
gamma,3
```

## Piping

```console
$ seq 1 10 | paste -sd+ | bc
55
```

## Interactive commands

```console
$ sleep 100
^C

$ echo 'Back to the prompt!'
Back to the prompt!
```

## Per-cell styling

```console
$ echo "This cell uses a different colorscheme"
This cell uses a different colorscheme
```