cat Hello.java // Hello.java class Hello { public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println("Hello Pitico"); System.out.println(echo -e "\033[0;30m30 Hello Pitico\033[1;34"); } then i use :javac Hello.java Hello.java:5: ')' expected System.out.println(echo -e "\033[0;30m30 Hello Pitico\033[1;34"); ^ 1 error