configure-output.js

const commander = require('commander');
const program = new commander.Command();

function errorColor(str) {
  // Add ANSI escape codes to display text in red.
  return `\x1b[31m${str}\x1b[0m`;
}

program.configureOutput({
  // Visibly override write routines as example!
  writeOut: (str) => process.stdout.write(`[OUT] ${str}`),
  writeErr: (str) => process.stdout.write(`[ERR] ${str}`),
  // Output errors in red.
  outputError: (str, write) => write(errorColor(str)),
});

program.version('1.2.3').option('-c, --compress').command('sub-command');

program.parse();

// Try the following:
//    node configure-output.js --version
//    node configure-output.js --unknown
//    node configure-output.js --help
//    node configure-output.js