Questions tagged [terminal]
A terminal app is the way of providing a command prompt to Android devices.
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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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Android Terminal disabled for ~2 minutes after booting phone [duplicate]
After booting my Android mobile phone, jackpal.androidterm terminal app does not prompt. It just remains a black screen. All other apps start as usual.
In addition, the window number ("Window 1") is ...
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What sepolicy context will allow anything to run it?
I know using root you can chcon a file/directory. What is a context that will allow any other context to execute that file/directory? I am trying to execute something without root, but unless ...
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Netstat -l -p stop working when I'm root
I need to know why this process named "camera test" in Nestat plus (though I can't find this name in the lsof log) is listening some ports it is the first four processes after netstat -l-p in the ...
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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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Why doesn't Android Terminal work [duplicate]
Right after starting the Android device and opening the terminal, there is no prompt or keyboard, just plain black.
It also does not indicate “Window 1”.
Also noticed:
Screenshots also do not work ...
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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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User names in an android shell
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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Path to sensors and GPS data? (for Android Terminal)
For battery information, the path is /sys/class/power_supply/battery.
What is the equivalent path for barometer (hPa), brightness sensor (lux) and GPS speed, altitude, latitude, longitude, accuracy?
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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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Android Terminal volume keys do not send keyboard strokes
The volume keys in jackpal.androidterm do not emulate
The terminal shows > or < while pressing the keys respectively, yet when pressing Volume Down + C, the Ctrl+C does not get sent to the ...
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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?
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Duplicated Enter key in BlueStacks?
I run a few terminal emulator apps and they all seem to have a problem: whenever I press Enter, the terminals receive three characters \r\n\n. Since it's a common issue for various terminal emulators, ...
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How to use GNU Root Debian from android terminal emulator?
I install GNU Root Debian on my android. Also i install jdk8. I can compile java programs. For example i can get java version.
cd /data/data/com.gnuroot.debian/debian/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_181/bin
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Running commands operating on files always results in permission denied errors
When I try executing commands operating on files, they always fail. I can't check permissions on the terminal because I'd have to run a command that operates on a file (directory) in order to do so. ...
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Linux/Android Segmentation Fault mpv
Recently I've been experiencing problems when trying to listen to online radios through the android terminal.
Here's the code:
$ mpv "http://strm112.1.fm/chilloutlounge_mobile_mp3"
Playing: http://...
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After programmatically setting the resolution through an app, how can I make the device remember the new setting?
So I'm setting the resolution by editing system files. This has been the only way that works for me. More preciesly I issue this command:
echo 1080p60hz > sys/class/display/mode
to the device's ...
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How to create a new block partition in android?
I'm having a Nexus 4 and I want to make a new block partition a "/cust" with 256MB and so I want to do some experiments on it.
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Termux android usage for linux based work on the go
Any tutorial to lear termux commands???
for termux-ubuntu package, to perform allmost all the linux based work on android.
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How to register on alarmmanager from shell
I want to take pictures at a list of given times with terminal emulator on Cyanogenmod 4.4 .
I couldn't find an app to do that (without draining battery), or manage to start a script over adb and ...
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Closing zygote and seeing simple interface
Can i'm close zygote on my phone and see "terminal"? If i'm closing zygote with
killall zygote
my phone just rebooted and graphics interface starts again.
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How to manually activate download manager process via adb or terminal emulator?
Playstore relies on a process called download manager embedded in Android OS, yet it cannot be manually activate resulting in prolong wait time when using secure proxy to download playstore apps. What ...
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How to run “parted” command in terminal emulator on my android smartphone
Updated question (2018/2/20)
Thanks to grawity's answer and comment, my question can be updated.
My final goal is to acquire detailed partitioning information (including the start and end address ...
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scp for “Material Terminal”
OS: 5.0 Lolly-pop
Device: Samsung Galaxy note 3
Using the terminal emulator "Material Terminal" is it possible to add an ssh command scp?
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Ran :(){ :|: & };: on my android device!
So I was seeing dangerous command in linux and I found a command which seemed funny:
:(){ :|: & };:
So I ran it on my Samsung Galaxy A7 term non-rooted phone and guess what it hung immediately. ...
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Backup and restore Android app data with Terminal Emulator (rooted) [duplicate]
What is the right or the best way to backup and restore android app data by terminal emulator in a rooted phone?
su -c cp -r /data/data/the.app.id /sdcard/the/backup/directory can copy the app data, ...
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How to “fetch v8” on Android phone?
I have installed Termux on my phone(Android 7), then I installed git then git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git, then export PATH=$PATH:/data/data/com.termux/files/...
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Can I run a Linux executable on Android?
I wondered if it is possible to run a Linux executable on Android so I made a simple console application in Code::Blocks in C++ (I am using Ubuntu Linux), built it in release mode and copied it into a ...
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Unable to get the command prompt after sending a process to the background
I am using the Terminal of Android studio 2.3.3 ona Windows 7 64 bit machine to which a tablet is connected.
While conducting a test on a mobile app, I can get logs which I can get with
C:\path\to\...
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How to get wget on my non rooted Android device
I installed an app from the Play Store called Material Terminal.
It allows me to enter Linux commands and run them such as: cd, mkdir, touch, etc.
I wonder if it is possible to get the wget command ...
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Android Terminal error (file 64-Bit ELF)
So, I need to have the program 'objdump' on my phone thought I can just copy it from my Linux box to my phone and everything will be fine. But after I copied it with adb in the terminal it says
sh: /...
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Change shown username and hostname in terminal emulator
I am usong Sony Xperia Z3 6603 with latest available android. When using the Terminal Emulator, by default, the shown username@device is some random jibberish@D6603. Copy below:
u0_a218@6603
I have ...
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(Android) Launch app activity shortcuts from the command line?
I'd like to know how would it be possible to launch an action "shortcut" (like Greenify's auto-hibernation shortcut) through the command line in Android.
I'm trying to launch a StrongSwan VPN ...
