Termux || Basic of the command-line on Android TERMUX

LEARN BASIC OF TERMUX


BY NISARG ZAVERI || 08 DECEMBER 2018




What is Termux ??

• How To Use Termux An Android Emulator With Linux Commands, All Termux Commands You Need TO Know

• Alright, so you want to learn how to operate Termux And what are the commands used in termux to perform

•  different tasks, so you are at right place in this post i will be telling you about all the termux command

• which are generally used in day to day life to operate termux. Before getting straight into the point let me 

• tell you a little about "Termux" what it actually is and what all can we do with it, so termux is just an android 

• emulator which provides virtual linux environment that some people think that it is better than a linux OS distro or 

• equal to linux OS which is not true both are two different things which we may be talking some other time, termux is

•  just ment to run and test scripts, files as well as to get an certain idea how linux operating system is operated.

•  for an overview on how different commands work i have made a simple video which you all can watch below.

This post is an introduction to one of the best FOSS software available on Android: Termux

• It’s way more than a simple terminal emulator, in fact it’s a mini Linux distribution with its own package manager, a growing repository with tons of applications (you can also compile software by yourself btw).
• As you can see there are plenty of software to make your android smartphone a great alternative to laptops or desktop PCs.
• Also mind that you can connect a keyboard (and mouse if needed) either bluetooth or via a OTG adapter (check this post about it).
• This is a great alternative when considering the difference in Watt usage if comparing a smartphone to a desktop PC

Now let’s talk a bit on how to manage all these packages:

• To list all the available commands type:

  pkg
  

  or

  packages
  

  then press enter, all these arguments can be passed to manage the applications

• To search for packages rune:

  pkg search

  for example to search for a text editor:

  pkg search editor
  

• To install a package run:

  pkg install
  

  or even shorter:

  pkg i
  

  for example to install tmux, ffmpeg and gnugo:

  packages i tmux ffmpeg gnugo
  

• To remove a package:

  pkg uninstall gnugo
  

• To upgrade all the packages run:

  pkg upgrade
  

  you can also upgrade just specific package(s)

  pkg upgrade vim emacs
  

• To list the installed packages run:

  pkg list-installed
  

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Termux Basic Commands - All Termux commands

All Termux commands :_

here Termux commands are divided into many categories as follows

1) cd [change directory commands]

cd = change directory

cd / = change to root directory

cd - = move one directory back from where you are now

cd ~ = move to users home directory from anywhere

cd .. = change current directory to parent directory

cd -- = show last working directory from where we moved.

pwd = it shows your current working directory

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2) Basic Networking Commands

ifconfig = shows configuration a network interface.

ifconfig = for check your local ip,mac, or display the current network interface information

ifconfig -a = display the configuration of all interfaces,both active and inactive

ifconfig eth0 = used to view the network settings on the interface eth0

ifconfig wlan0 = used to view the network settings on wlan0

ifconfig eth1 up = used to active the network interface eth1

ifconfig eth1 down =used to Deactive the network interface eth1

ifconfig wlan0 down = Deactive the network interface wlan0

ifconfig wlan0 up = active the network interface wlan0

ifconfig wlan0 netmask 225.225.225.0 = to use the network mask 225.225.225.0 in wlan0 network interface

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• As you can see Termux has nothing to envy to a Linux distibution.. Sure it lacks a huge amount of software but still many things can be done with it.
• And btw this is a killer application for anyone who has no PC or is constantly on the road.
• Here you can learn bash and many other UNIX and GNU/Linux basics that work the same way in a full feature GNU/Linux, BSD or even on OSX.

With the difference that you can easily carry all this in your pocket!