Bash is a command processor, typically run at the command-line, allowing the user to type commands which cause actions. Bash can also read commands from a file, called a script.

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bash - How can I check if a computer exists on my network WITHOUT IP (i.e. by device name only)?

I would like my phone to execute certain shell scripts via Tasker if my phone is on the same wifi network as my laptop. My initial idea is to edit the /etc/hosts file, but this wouldn't work since ...
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Can I change some Android settings from the command line?

I would like to activate "USB tethering" from within a bash script, so is there any possibility to run a command line with adb shell to change some Android settings ? Edit1: The following command ...
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How to set bash as default shell?

When I adb into a device with Cyanogenmod, I'm presented with a nice bash shell, color prompt, and bashrc. I don't see a symlink from /system/xbin/bash to /system/bin/sh. How do they set the default ...