# slice-ansi [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/vorpaljs/slice-ansi.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/vorpaljs/slice-ansi) [![XO: Linted](https://img.shields.io/badge/xo-linted-blue.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/xo) > Slice a string with [ANSI escape codes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#Colors_and_Styles) ## Install ``` $ npm install --save slice-ansi ``` ## Usage ```js var chalk = require('chalk'); var sliceAnsi = require('slice-ansi'); var input = 'The quick brown ' + chalk.red('fox jumped over ') + 'the lazy ' + chalk.green('dog and then ran away with the unicorn.'); console.log(sliceAnsi(input, 20, 30)); ``` ## API ### sliceAnsi(input, beginSlice[, endSlice]) #### input Type: `string` String with ANSI escape codes. Like one styled by [`chalk`](https://github.com/chalk/chalk). #### beginSlice Type: `number` The zero-based index at which to begin the slice. #### endSlice Type: `number` Optional. The zero-based index at which to end the slice. ## Related - [chalk](https://github.com/chalk/chalk) - Terminal string styling done right ## License MIT © [David Caccavella](https://githbu.com/dthree)