What is Termux?
Termux is a free and open source terminal emulator for Android which allows for running a Linux environment on an Android device. In addition, various software can be installed through the application’s package manager.
User interface of Termux
Termux’s user interface is fairly simple and only displays extra keys row and the terminal output, managing sessions by swiping left and manipulating Terminal session by tap and holding and clicking more to bring 10 options. It is also possible to change the color scheme and font through Termux:Styling.
Extra keys row can also be customized. Users can add more function keys and controls within termux.properties file
Termux also has mouse/touch support which can be used to interact some programs that can be used with mouse such as htop and other ncurses-based applications, scrolling is also be done by swiping over terminal buffer.
Installing Termux on Android
You can download and install Termux through Google Play or from F-Droid. During the installation, it extracts the bootstrap archive from the APK file and set correct permissions for executable and sets up directories like the home directory.
Package availability
Termux has more than 1000+ packages available as of 2021. However, compared to traditional Linux environments, packages in Termux are still relatively small and certain packages cannot be ported due to a variety of reasons which primarily involve compilation.
Package repositories
Termux has 3 repositories available. Repositories included in the default:
- main is the main repository containing all CLI utilities and other popular Linux tools and language compilers/interpreters.
- X11-repo contains X11-based packages and graphical applications.
- root-repo contains packages that is useful for rooted devices only. However, some packages can be used without root but functionality may be somewhat limited
Termux Cheat Sheet
| COMMANDS | USAGE |
|---|---|
| cp -v | used to prints informative massage |
| cp -r | used to copy any directory |
| mv -u | update-move when source is newer than destination |
| mv -v | to move any directory |
| ls -n | to display UID and GID directory |
| ls –version | to check the version of ls command |
| cd — | show last working directory from where we moved |
| ls -l | show file action like – modified, date and time, owner of file, permissions Etc. |
| ls help | show display how to use “ls” command |
| cp -n | no file overwrite |
| cd ~ | move to users home directory from anywhere |
| mv [file1 name] [new file2 name] | move or rename two file at a time |
| cd – | move one directory back from current location |
| mv [file name] | move any file and folder |
| ls | list directory |
| ls -a | list all files including hidden files |
| pwd | it show your current working directory |
| mv -i | interactive prompt before overwrit |
| wget [url] | install tool , apt install wget |
| git clone [url] | install any tools with git clone, apt install git |
| ls -al | formatted listing with hidden files |
| mv -f | force move by overwriting destination files without prompt |
| ls -i | Display number of file or directory |
| cp | copy any file |
| cd / | change to root directory |
| cd | change directory |
| cd .. | change current directory to parent directory |
| curl -O [url] | apt install curl |
| rm | remove or delete files |
| rm [filename] | remove any text files |
| rmdir [dir name] | remove any directory |
| rm -rf | force remove a directory or a folder |
| rm -r [name] | delete a directory called name |
| apt remove [package name] | uninstall / remove a package |
| touch [file name] | create new file |
| mkdir [name] | create a directory or folder |
| more [file name] | output the contents of file |
| head [file name] | output the first 10 line of file |
| tail -f [file name] | output the contents of file as it grows |
| apt install zip | install zip file tool |
| zip name.zip [file] | compress file using this commands |
| unzip [zip file] | to unzip file |
| ftp | launch ftp client from terminal |
| -p | use passive mode |
| bye | terminate current ftp session, exit |
| ascii | set file transfer to ascii protocols |
| bell | bell sound after each command |
| status | shows current status about ftp server |
| open host | open a connection to remote host |
| remotehelp [cmdname] | request help from ftp server |
| account [password] | supply a password required by remote |
| uname -m | used to find the architecture of your device |
| du | display directory space usage |
| df | display disk usages |
| cal | show display calendar |
| w | show display who is currently online |
| cat /proc/meminfo | show memory related information |
| cat /proc/cpuinfo | show cpu information |
| whoami | show your login name |
| fingure username | shows information about user |
| date | show the current date and time |
| uptime | show the system current uptime |
| man command | show manual a command |
| free | display memory and swap usage |
| kill | send signal to process |
| kill- l | list all of the signal that are possible to send with kill |
| lspci | show PCI devices |
| lsusb | show usb devices |
| apt search [qurey] pkg search [qurey] | find a package |
| locate [file] | find all files with filename |
| locate [query] | find all path names contains a pharse |
| whereis [command] | find location binary /source/man file for a command |
| which [command] | find of an executable |
| grep pattern [files] | searching for pattern in files |
| grep -r pattern files | searching for certain pattern in files |
| command | grep pattern | search for pattern in the output of command |
| find / -atime40 | to find all the files, which are accessed 40 days back |
| find / -cmin -60 | find change files in last 1 hour |
| find / -type d -name mll | find all directories whose name is mll in directory |
| find . -type f -perm 0777 -print | find all tghe files, whose permission are 777 |
| ifconfig | shows all configuration a network interface like ip, mac |
| ifconfig eth0 | used view the network setting on the interface eth0 |
| ifconfig wlan0 | view the network setting on wlan0 |
| ping [host] | to ping host ip and show results |
| arp | check network card & show ip adress |
| host | display specific server |
| netstat | review network connection |
| nslookup | find out DNS related query |
| tracerout ipadress | display number of hops & respone time to get to a remote system and website |
| whois domain | get whois information of domain |
| telnet [ip address [post] | telnet connection |
| dig domain | get DNS information of domain |
| scp | copies file, over a source |
| uname -a | used to display kernal information |
| whereis app | shows possible location for an app |
| nano [file name] | display and edit text files |
| apt show | view package information |
| append [local-file] remote file | append a local file to one on the remote |
| $ | execute a macro |
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