diff --git a/plugins/msg/msg.fish b/plugins/msg/msg.fish
index 835bc14..8441266 100644
--- a/plugins/msg/msg.fish
+++ b/plugins/msg/msg.fish
@@ -3,33 +3,38 @@
 #  /_/_/_/___/\_, /
 #            /___/ v0.1.0
 # NAME
-#      msg - technicolor message printer
+#     msg - technicolor message printer
 #
 # SYNOPSIS
-#      msg [-sn] [@<fg:bg> | style]<text>[style]
+#     msg [-sn] [@<fg:bg> | style]<text>[style]
 #
 # OPTIONS
-#      -s
-#          Do not separate arguments with spaces.
-#      -n
-#          Do not output a newline at the end of the message.
+#     -s
+#         Do not separate arguments with spaces.
+#     -n
+#         Do not output a newline at the end of the message.
 #
 # STYLES
-#      _text_                 Bold
-#      __text__               Underline
-#      ___text___             Bold and Underline
-#      `$variable`            Apply @<styles> to $variables
-#      /directory/            Directories
-#      [url]                  Links
-#      \n                     Line Break
-#      \t                     Tab Space
+#     _text_                 Bold
+#     __text__               Underline
+#     ___text___             Bold and Underline
+#     `$variable`            Apply @<styles> to $variables
+#     /directory/            Directories
+#     [url]                  Links
+#     \n                     Line Break
+#     \t                     Tab Space
 #
-#      @<fg:bg> fg=bg=RGB|RRGGBB|name|random
-#        RGB value can be any three to six hex digit or color name.
-#        e.g, @0fb, @tomato, @random, @error, @ok.
+#     @<fg:bg> fg=bg=RGB|RRGGBB|name|random
+#       RGB value can be any three to six hex digit or color name.
+#       e.g, @0fb, @tomato, @random, @error, @ok.
+#
+# NOTES
+#     Escape style separators or options prepending a \ to the
+#     string if inside quotes `msg "\-s"` or a \\ backslash in
+#     order to escape the backslash itself when outside quotes.
 #
 # AUTHORS
-#      @bucaran (Jorge Bucaran)
+#      Jorge Bucaran <jbucaran@me.com>
 #
 # v. 0.1.0
 #/
@@ -42,28 +47,6 @@ set --global msg_style_dir  FFA500 $msg_color_bg -u
 set --global msg_color_err  FF0000
 set --global msg_color_ok   00FA9A
 
-# Set style, fg/bg colors and reset. Modifies its parent scope of `msg`.
-# @params [<fg>] [<bg>] [<style>]
-function --no-scope-shadowing msg.util.set.color
-  if [ (count $argv) -gt 0 ]
-    set fg $argv[1]
-  end
-
-  if [ (count $argv) -gt 1 ]
-    set bg $argv[2]
-  end
-
-  set_color -b $bg
-  set_color    $fg
-
-  if [ (count $argv) -gt 2 ]
-    set_color $argv[3]
-  end
-
-  set bg $msg_color_bg
-  set fg $msg_color_fg
-end
-
 function msg -d "Technicolor printer."
   # Default " " whitespace between strings, skip with -s.
   set -l ws " "
@@ -71,8 +54,8 @@ function msg -d "Technicolor printer."
   set -l ln \n
 
   switch (count $argv)
-    # No hard feelings, but don't print nothing.
     case 0
+      # Nothing to print here.
       return 0
     case \*
       switch $argv[1]
@@ -139,7 +122,7 @@ function msg -d "Technicolor printer."
         end
 
         # Extract text between left and right separators.
-        echo -n (msg.util.set.color $color)(msg.util.str.grab $left $token)$reset
+        echo -n (msg.util.set.color $color)(msg.util.str.get $left $token)$reset
 
         # Extract string after separator from the right.
         echo -n (printf $token | sed "s/^.*\\$right\(.*\)/\1/")$ws
@@ -170,7 +153,8 @@ function msg -d "Technicolor printer."
             set blank ""
         end
         switch $token
-          case \\\[\* \\\/\* \\\_\* # Escape \\[text] and \\/text/
+        # Escape -s -n options and style separators \\[text] \\/text/
+          case \\\[\* \\\/\* \\\_\* \\\-s \\\-n
             set token (printf $token | sed "s/^\\\//")
         end
         echo -en (msg.util.set.color)$token$reset$blank
@@ -178,346 +162,3 @@ function msg -d "Technicolor printer."
   end
   echo -en $ln
 end
-
-# True if substring exists in string.
-# @params <substring> <string>
-function msg.util.str.has
-  printf $argv[2] | grep -q $argv[1]
-end
-
-# Extract string between left and right separators of variable length.
-# @params <left-sep> [<right-sep>] <string>
-function msg.util.str.grab
-  set -l left   $argv[1]
-  set -l right  $argv[1]
-  set -l string $argv[2]
-
-  if [ (count $argv) -gt 2 ]
-    set right $argv[2]
-    set string $argv[3]
-  end
-
-  set -l len (printf $left | awk '{print length}')
-  # Match between outermost left / right separators.
-  printf $string | sed "s/[^\\$left]*\(\\$left.*\\$right\)*/\1/g" | \
-                   sed "s/^.\{$len\}\(.*\).\{$len\}\$/\1/"
-end
-
-# Print a random RRGGBB hexadecimal color from three min~max random beams
-# where min = 0 and max = 255. Higher values produce lighter colors.
-# @params [<min>][<max>]
-function msg.util.random.color
-  set -l min 0
-  if [ (count $argv) -gt 0 ]
-    set min $argv[1]
-  end
-
-  set -l max 255
-  if [ (count $argv) -gt 1 ]
-    set max $argv[2]
-  end
-
-  set beam "math (random)%\($max-$min+1\)+$min"
-  printf "%02x%02x%02x" (eval $beam) (eval $beam) (eval $beam)
-end
-
-# Translate color names to valid RRGGBB hexadecimal value.
-# @params <color|random>
-function msg.util.get.color
-  [ (count $argv) -lt 1 ]
-    and printf $msg_color_fg
-  switch $argv[1]
-    case success ok
-      printf "%s\n" $msg_color_ok
-    case error
-      printf "%s\n" $msg_color_err
-    case random
-      msg.util.random.color
-    case light
-      # Higher values produce lighter colors.
-      msg.util.random.color 100
-    case dark
-      # Lower values produce darker colors.
-      msg.util.random.color 0 75
-   	case maroon
-      printf 800000
-   	case d\*red
-      printf 8B0000
-   	case brown
-      printf A52A2A
-   	case firebrick
-      printf B22222
-   	case crimson
-      printf DC143C
-   	case red
-      printf FF0000
-   	case tomato
-      printf FF6347
-   	case coral
-      printf FF7F50
-   	case indianred
-      printf CD5C5C
-   	case l\*coral
-      printf F08080
-   	case d\*salmon
-      printf E9967A
-   	case salmon
-      printf FA8072
-   	case l\*salmon
-      printf FFA07A
-   	case orangered
-      printf FF4500
-   	case d\*orange
-      printf FF8C00
-   	case orange
-      printf FFA500
-   	case gold
-      printf FFD700
-   	case d\*goldenrod
-      printf B8860B
-   	case goldenrod
-      printf DAA520
-   	case palegoldenrod
-      printf EEE8AA
-   	case d\*khaki
-      printf BDB76B
-   	case khaki
-      printf F0E68C
-   	case olive
-      printf 808000
-   	case yellow
-      printf FFFF00
-   	case yellowgreen
-      printf 9ACD32
-   	case d\*olivegreen
-      printf 556B2F
-   	case olivedrab
-      printf 6B8E23
-   	case lawngreen
-      printf 7CFC00
-   	case chartreuse
-      printf 7FFF00
-   	case greenyellow
-      printf ADFF2F
-   	case d\*green
-      printf 006400
-   	case green
-      printf 008000
-   	case forestgreen
-      printf 228B22
-   	case lime
-      printf 00FF00
-   	case limegreen
-      printf 32CD32
-   	case l\*green
-      printf 90EE90
-   	case palegreen
-      printf 98FB98
-   	case d\*seagreen
-      printf 8FBC8F
-   	case mediumspringgreen
-      printf 00FA9A
-   	case springgreen
-      printf 00FF7F
-   	case sea green
-      printf 2E8B57
-   	case mediumaquamarine
-      printf 66CDAA
-   	case mediumseagreen
-      printf 3CB371
-   	case l\*seagreen
-      printf 20B2AA
-   	case d\*slategray
-      printf 2F4F4F
-   	case teal
-      printf 008080
-   	case d\*cyan
-      printf 008B8B
-   	case aqua
-      printf 00FFFF
-   	case cyan
-      printf 00FFFF
-   	case l\*cyan
-      printf E0FFFF
-   	case d\*turquoise
-      printf 00CED1
-   	case turquoise
-      printf 40E0D0
-   	case mediumturquoise
-      printf 48D1CC
-   	case paleturquoise
-      printf AFEEEE
-   	case aquamarine
-      printf 7FFFD4
-   	case powderblue
-      printf B0E0E6
-   	case cadetblue
-      printf 5F9EA0
-   	case steelblue
-      printf 4682B4
-   	case cornflowerblue
-      printf 6495ED
-   	case deepskyblue
-      printf 00BFFF
-   	case dodgerblue
-      printf 1E90FF
-   	case l\*blue
-      printf ADD8E6
-   	case skyblue
-      printf 87CEEB
-   	case l\*skyblue
-      printf 87CEFA
-   	case midnightblue
-      printf 191970
-   	case navy
-      printf 000080
-   	case d\*blue
-      printf 00008B
-   	case mediumblue
-      printf 0000CD
-   	case blue
-      printf 0000FF
-   	case royalblue
-      printf 4169E1
-   	case blueviolet
-      printf 8A2BE2
-   	case indigo
-      printf 4B0082
-   	case d\*slateblue
-      printf 483D8B
-   	case slateblue
-      printf 6A5ACD
-   	case mediumslateblue
-      printf 7B68EE
-   	case mediumpurple
-      printf 9370DB
-   	case d\*magenta
-      printf 8B008B
-   	case d\*violet
-      printf 9400D3
-   	case d\*orchid
-      printf 9932CC
-   	case mediumorchid
-      printf BA55D3
-   	case purple
-      printf 800080
-   	case thistle
-      printf D8BFD8
-   	case plum
-      printf DDA0DD
-   	case violet
-      printf EE82EE
-   	case magenta fuchsia
-      printf FF00FF
-   	case orchid
-      printf DA70D6
-   	case mediumvioletred
-      printf C71585
-   	case palevioletred
-      printf DB7093
-   	case deeppink
-      printf FF1493
-   	case hotpink
-      printf FF69B4
-   	case l\*pink
-      printf FFB6C1
-   	case pink
-      printf FFC0CB
-   	case antiquewhite
-      printf FAEBD7
-   	case beige
-      printf F5F5DC
-   	case bisque
-      printf FFE4C4
-   	case blanchedalmond
-      printf FFEBCD
-   	case wheat
-      printf F5DEB3
-   	case cornsilk
-      printf FFF8DC
-   	case lemonchiffon
-      printf FFFACD
-   	case l\*goldenrodyellow
-      printf FAFAD2
-   	case l\*yellow
-      printf FFFFE0
-   	case saddlebrown
-      printf 8B4513
-   	case sienna
-      printf A0522D
-   	case choco chocolate
-      printf D2691E
-   	case peru
-      printf CD853F
-   	case sandybrown
-      printf F4A460
-   	case burlywood
-      printf DEB887
-   	case tan
-      printf D2B48C
-   	case rosybrown
-      printf BC8F8F
-   	case moccasin
-      printf FFE4B5
-   	case navajowhite
-      printf FFDEAD
-   	case peach peachpuff
-      printf FFDAB9
-   	case rose mistyrose
-      printf FFE4E1
-   	case lavenderblush
-      printf FFF0F5
-   	case linen
-      printf FAF0E6
-   	case oldlace
-      printf FDF5E6
-   	case papaya papayawhip
-      printf FFEFD5
-   	case seashell
-      printf FFF5EE
-   	case mintcream
-      printf F5FFFA
-   	case slategray
-      printf 708090
-   	case l\*slategray
-      printf 778899
-   	case l\*steelblue
-      printf B0C4DE
-   	case lavender
-      printf E6E6FA
-   	case floralwhite
-      printf FFFAF0
-   	case aliceblue
-      printf F0F8FF
-   	case ghostwhite
-      printf F8F8FF
-   	case honeydew
-      printf F0FFF0
-   	case ivory
-      printf FFFFF0
-   	case azure
-      printf F0FFFF
-   	case snow
-      printf FFFAFA
-   	case black
-      printf 000000
-   	case dimgray dimgrey
-      printf 696969
-   	case gray grey
-      printf 808080
-   	case d\*gray d\*grey
-      printf A9A9A9
-   	case silver
-      printf C0C0C0
-   	case l\*gray l\*grey
-      printf D3D3D3
-   	case gainsboro
-      printf DCDCDC
-   	case whitesmoke
-      printf F5F5F5
-   	case white
-      printf FFFFFF
-    case "*"
-      printf $argv[1]
-  end
-end