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A terminal app is the way of providing a command prompt to Android devices.

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Set/Get value of variables in '/proc/sys/net' using terminal

In the terminal, enter: adb shell su echo <VALUE> > <FILE_PATH> Change <VALUE> with the value you want to set and <FILEPATH> with the path of the file. E.g. … echo 46 > proc/sys/net/core/dev_weight You can apply the steps in a terminal app on Android as well. …
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Color Scheme with Vim on Android?

About JuiceSSH The all in one terminal client for Android including SSH, Local Shell, Mosh and Telnet support. … Android terminal support Dark, Light, 80's hacker, Molokai, Solarized Dark and Solarized Light terminal color themes ... …
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How to check my phone hardware specs on Android terminal emulator

You can enter getprop to get info about device. Or, you can do cat /system/build.prop If you've root access then you can enter su and then dumpsys | less to get the name of the services which can g …
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Is it possible to have temporary root access on Termux or any other terminal without rooting...

Ubuntu for PC is permanently rooted. It comes with root user as well as with the mechanism to allow a process to gain superuser privilege when requested so and authenticated by the user (that which yo …
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is there a way to run *.sh file by just touching it in a file manager?

Save the errors or results into variables (can write into files too) because unlike desktop OS, nothing like launch of terminal window, printing of standard output ,and then auto closing of that window …
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How do I turn off USB tethering or restart USB connection via computer/PC's terminal?

Setup ADB in PC, enable USB debugging, launch Terminal/CMD in PC and enter: adb shell su -c "<cmd>" Replace "<cmd>" with the relevant aforesaid command to enable USB tethering. …
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(Android) Launch app activity shortcuts from the command line?

Looking for an intent interceptor I came across IntentTask which is helpful for your objective. I installed Tasker, that app, setup a Task with action: Plugin → IntentTask → Launch Shortuct → Config …
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How to do GREP text searching without root?

If you are using Android Lollipop or above, install Termux, install grep (if not already installed) by typing apt install grep, give Storage permission to Termux from Settings app so that Internal Sto …
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Permission denied when working with/without "su -c" in /cache

adb shell 'su -c "echo \"boot-recovery\" > /cache/recovery/command"' adb shell 'su -c "'"echo "boot-recovery" > /cache/recovery/command"'"' #Alternative adb shell "su -c \"echo 'boot-recovery' > /cach …
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How do I change the terminal font?

I found two ways for changing font size in JuiceSSH. Use Volume keys The very first time you would've used JuiceSSH, you might have come across this brief tutorial: (Click image to enlarge) Use the V …
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Run adb command inside the terminal emulator or programmatically without root

Anyhow, in your terminal emulator, execute adb connect localhost:PORT You would be required to accept a fingerprint. …
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How to get battery status in terminal?

Query the system service battery (possibly requires root access) dumpsys battery Output would be like Current Battery Service state: AC powered: false USB powered: true Wireless powered: fa …
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Allow "unknown sources" from Terminal without going to Settings App?

As mentioned in the comments by OP, SQLite Editor is fit for the job. Following solutions tested on Stock Android 4.2.1 and 4.4.2. Instructions for root users: Install and launch SQLite Editor fro …
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Home screen icon for terminal program?

If the script isn't dependent on Terminal IDE but on shell only, then you can use Tasker to create a home screen shortcut which would execute the script. …
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How do I open a text file from a terminal window from within the Android GUI?

Connect your phone into PC in debugging mode, setup ADB on PC, and enter into PC's terminal/cmd the commands: adb shell su dumpsys activity | grep mFocusedActivity The output may look like: mFocusedActivity … Open your favorite terminal app in Android and enter: su am start -n <PACKAGE_NAME/ACTIVITY> -d <FILEPATH> --activity-clear-task -n will allow to launch the app's mentioned component. …
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