Questions tagged [terminal]
A terminal app is the way of providing a command prompt to Android devices.
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How to verify the Busybox install location? [closed]
I've become root in Termux bu running su, followed by the busybox command, but this doesn't print the installation path -- only the description, help and "currently defined functions" from ...
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How do I copy the entire system root to an SD Card or USB Flash Drive?
I am trying to make a direct 1:1 clone of my Android 9 system. I have the device rooted and I am running 'Terminal Emulator' as super user. Now, if I am in the root directory (IE: ":/ #") and I feed ...
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How to disable user input (touchscreen) from command line without root
In the android command line, I need to disable the touchscreen user inputs. I do not want to use root because I want it to be universal instead of device-specific (root is obviously not as widespread ...
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Terminal emulator on Android device: Can I communicate with with the terminal on my Linux machine over bluetooth?
I am trying to issue a command in my terminal emulator on my Android device over Bluetooth from a Linux machine. The command is meant to launch an app, and looks like this:
am start —user 0 -n com....
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files /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/status and /proc/asound/card1/pcm0c/sub0/status writing always 'closed'
cat /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/status and cat /proc/asound/card1/pcm0c/sub0/status are writing always closed even in the time audio recorder is working. Why?
cat /proc/asound/devices:
0: [ 0] : ...
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Is there any command to launch directory of file manager in android phone using adb?
I want to open Download folder in my android phone using adb. I have example command for different terminal:start . /path/to/that/folder command for command-prompt and nautilus /path/to/that/folder ...
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How to send all internet traffic to a SOCKS5 proxy server in local network?
I got the inspiration here. It looks like AFWall+ is able to create a NAT forwarding policy to keep all traffic going through a SOCKS5 proxy and fool Google apps into thinking they are not connected ...
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How to launch a pdf from a terminal?
I gain precious time by launching pdf from the terminal in Linux
evince ~/mypdf.pdf
What is the exact command that allows me to do that on android?
This post gives the following template:
am start ...
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How to Sending SMS from terminal in background on Android
I'm trying to send text message (sms) from my Android terminal app in background (sim 1 or 2).
I can send message in foreground using this command:
am start -a android.intent.action.SENDTO -d sms:...
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Unable to get root access on Meizu 5 Pro Flyme OS
I'm trying to copy a file using Busybox and terminal emulator on Android. The command I need to execute but fails with "Permission denied":
/system/xbin/busybox cp -f /sdcard/proinfo-MeizuPro5-...
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How to automate sending my current battery percentage to PC over the internet every 5 minutes?
I'm using Android 9 on my device, there are many times when I'm away from my phone and it is charging in a different room or someone else is using it, is there was a way to send over the battery ...
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How to perform a hot reboot using the terminal emulator?
How do I perform a hot reboot on my device using the Terminal Emulator? I do not have busybox installed, but my phone is rooted.
EDIT: I am looking for a solution to perform a hot reboot(see Quick ...
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How to configure and Enable WiFi Hotspot through terminal without ROOT
How can i configure and enable/disable the WiFi Hotspot by using terminal command without ROOT? Also I want to kick user from my hotspot using terminal command
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How to upload GSM CID LAC to telegram channel
Various apps show GSM CellID (CID) and Location Area Code (LAC). How can I get current ones via Terminal and upload to a Telegram channel with hourly frequency?
I tried this but it's not updated, ...
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Is there a way to host a public minecraft server on a 32-bit Android device
I have only a 32-bit android device. Is there a way to host a minecraft bedrock edition server on it?
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How To Enable Debug Mode From ADB Shell or ADB Via Terminal In Linux
so far I have put my android device in ftm mode
i have tried from adb sideload
now i am trying with busybox ash
I'm able to run ls
but anything else says permission denied or error:closed.
/ $ ls
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Local equivalent to adb install
With a PC connection and adb, I can install packages by running
adb install foobar.apk
There is also an option to downgrade a package to an earlier version and keep data (as long the app itself did ...
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file manager doesn't find folders
I am using a terminal, Termux, and Qute.
The terminal Qute shows me a path data/user/0/com.ddm.
In the file manager Cx File explorer I am not able to find them. In Android folder, there is a data ...
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How to change my Android lock screen from Terminal? [duplicate]
What I want to achieve is to change lock screen, regularly. As an example, the lock screen is a PIN, and the PIN number should be increased by one everyday (e.g., using cron jobs).
It seems there is ...
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mdadm and other services in android x86 8.1
I have been reading up on android x86 lately and would like to know if it can read /dev/md0 (RAID5) created by mdadm (with ext4 partition on it) and whether it is possible to use applications such as ...
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“agrep” for Android Terminal?
How can I do this (agrep) in the Android Terminal?
This program allows elastic text searching, which means that searchqwery would match searchquery, and searching Android would also match Anfroid or ...
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How can you open a URI from the command line?
I recently started playing with the app called 'Automate'. The starting block for each Automate flow provides a URI. Can this URI be used to initiate a flow? Can I accomplish this from the command ...
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stat -c “%x” [file] shows the current time. ls -lu [file] too
How to get the access time of a file in terminal? stat -c "%x" [file] shows the current time. ls -lu [file] too.
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While pushing to git using Termux, it crashes while compressing files
I am pushing large number of files to git from android using Terrmux.
git push origin master
There is no issue pushing up to 40 files of around 1.5 MB. But when number of files is larger, Termux ...
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Install Split APK Manually
Recently I got to know a thing called split apks, and found the slices as invalid apk files, only the base is. Unfortunately, this means the usual default package installer is unable to handle this, ...
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Using Termux to Backups Android's Contact List
In Termux's website's main page, they write (among other stuff):
"use rsync to store backups of your contact list on a remote server"
This makes me wonder:
Android's Contact List is stored in an ...
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How can run native executables compiled for ARM on unrooted Android devices? [duplicate]
Following this tutorial I have compiled a Hello World! ARM binary from C source using gcc.
I want to run this program on my unrooted Android phone but I can't figure out an easy way to do it.
What I'...
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What sepolicy context will allow any other context to access it?
I am on a bootloader locked Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7, eng boot.img flashed to phone with SELinux permissive, which gives root adb shell from where I can change system partitions, debloat, install ...
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Problems in Local Terminal in Android's Developer Menu
I am currently having a problem in my Android 9's local terminal from the developer menu, where keys such as $ are turned into their counterpart in the QWERTY keyboard without pressing shift (for ...
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Android Terminal: Vibration command?
Which command in the Android Terminal can be used to vibrate? (for a custom length such as 50 milliseconds)
I would like to integrate vibration feedback into a shell script.
Maybe I need permission ...
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How to find UID of an app installed on Android and use it as a shell user?
I am trying to find a way to determine the user name of the current shell user from within a shell / terminal on an Android device.
The Android environment that I have in /system/bin and /system/xbin ...
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How to press & long press the “back” key with a terminal command?
We manage Zebra Mobile computing units running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow through an MDM. For some reason, the MDM interface doesn't show the Android buttons at the bottom of the screen (back, home, ...
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Android Terminal does not work immediately after reboot
jackpal.androidterm does not work immediately after starting the phone.
Instead, it first just shows a blank screen. Then I need to wait around 20 to 60 seconds. Then, the terminal's prompt is ...
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Send data via Bluetooth to Serial
I have an application running on Win that the JavaScript would capture the string from a webpage and wake up the cmd, cmd would have the parameter as below.
bridgetool.exe -c serial -p com1: -b ...
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How to use lsof, netstat and ps commands with complete options on Android?
I tried T-ui and although it has the lsof command, it cannot do lsof -i for example, so I need to go through every single process in Android. My phone is rooted and I wanna know the PID of the process ...
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Is it possible to have temporary root access on termux or any other terminal without rooting your android phone?
I would like to know whether it is possible to be able to have a temporary root access to an android phone using a Termux or any other terminal in the same way that ubuntu does without rooting your ...
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how to change the Mac address without rooting your phone
I do have a Samsung Galaxy J5 2016, and I am trying to change its MAC address without rooting it.
I've done a lot of internet search, and I've come across many useful guides and advice, such as
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Where can I get more information on the sm tool (command) used in the Terminal
I have seen the sm tool used a few places for example here.
The way I understand it, it is a storage management tool but I haven't been successful in finding any more info about it.
Where can I find ...
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Package installation in Termux
I'm reading this guide that describes how to install the statistical language R on Termux. My installation journey is briefly outlined below.
I need to determine why nothing happens at Step #2 ...
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Possible to remap `Esc` key to `Caps Lock` on a bluetooth keyboard
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 with any old bluetooth keyboard. How do I remap the Esc key to Caps Lock? And remap the Caps Lock key to Esc. Swap them basically.
I need this to make it easier to use Vim on ...
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Termux says file does not exist but it does
A while back I installed nano on Termux and it worked fine, but when I accidentally tried to copy a file into a nonexistant directory at nano's location, nano wouldn't run. I checked and the ...
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How can i mount all partitions of harddisk in android x86?
i installed android-x86-4.2-20130228 as a live but does'nt read my partition of my hardisk
i tried with Paragon UFSD Root Mounter but not work good in 4.2.2 and es explorateur does'nt read any ...
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Enable debug terminal in android x86
I download android-x86-4.2-20130228
from https://code.google.com/archive/p/android-x86/downloads
and run it as live daul boot with windows
i try to root it with Android-x86-RootScript but the ...
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Permission denied when working with/without “su -c” in /cache
I am trying to issue this command
adb shell "su -c echo 'boot-recovery' > /cache/recovery/command"
//OR//
adb shell "echo 'boot-recovery' > /cache/recovery/command"
outputs the same: /system/...
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How to change font scale from Terminal
I know these two commands to change density and resolution via Terminal:
wm density <dpi>
wm size <resolution>
But how do I change the scale of system-wide font via Terminal?
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How can I run a python script in terminal emulator?
I tried running a python script in terminal emulator (app) with "./script.py" and I get an error saying "permission denied" so I googled how to do this and it said I have to download a file called ...
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Change Resolution of HDMI output (USB-C / Slimport)
I have been working on this problem to avail
I want to change the screen resolution of my EXTERNAL monitor connected to my android phone. Phone is android 7.0 LG v20, and I am using a USB-C Hub with ...
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How to do GREP text searching without root?
There is busybox and there are terminal emulators that include grep, but they require root to run. It would be better if they could also run without root but with limited access. I only need to grep (...
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Immersive mode in Termux?
How can I enable immersive/fullscreen mode in Termux?
I want to hide the bars at the top and bottom of the screen so that the entire screen displays the terminal.
In summary, I'm looking for either ...
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How do I change the factory settings that an Android device reverts to?
'm looking to change some of the default settings that a device reverts to such as language, timezone, resolution.
Is there a way to do this through the terminal assuming my device is rooted?
