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Linux Commands On Android

This document provides descriptions of common Linux commands that can be used on Android devices, including commands to change file permissions (chmod), view and modify files (cat), change directories (cd), copy files (cp, dd, mv), exit shells (exit), list files (ls), substitute users (su), create compressed archives (tar), delete files (rm), synchronize data (sync), check disk space (df), view running processes (top), and check uptime (uptime). Additional details and usage examples are given for many of the commands.

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Linux Commands On Android

This document provides descriptions of common Linux commands that can be used on Android devices, including commands to change file permissions (chmod), view and modify files (cat), change directories (cd), copy files (cp, dd, mv), exit shells (exit), list files (ls), substitute users (su), create compressed archives (tar), delete files (rm), synchronize data (sync), check disk space (df), view running processes (top), and check uptime (uptime). Additional details and usage examples are given for many of the commands.

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Linux Commands on Android

chmod - give/take rights away from files. The numbers you see in the how-to's is a
little complicated. It has to do with the rights you are assigning the file or
folder. http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Chmod for further reading.

cat - look at, modify, or combine a file. You can also copy files with this command by
"reading" it to another file instead of to the screen.

cd - change from one directory to another

cp - Copy a file from one location to another

dd - copies exact locations to other locations. Can be an entire drive, a folder, etc.
dd if=<file directory> of=<other directory>. uses aninput file and an output file.

exit - exits the shell you are in. When you type su you start up a shell.

ls - lists all files with in a directory try ls - l too.

mv - Move a file from one location to another. At the same time you can rename a
file.

su - Substitute User. We type this to switch to the root user. You need to type this
command first to do a lot of the other commands.

tar - creates taped archives. Compresses files like winzip, 7zip, winrar and others tar
/? for details.

rm - followed by a file name with delete the file

sync - synchronizes any data on disk with data in memory. We type this before
rebooting to ensure we've got all data written

Other commands of interest:

df - how much free disk space. In linux you can add a switch "df -h" but the "-h"
does nothing for me on Android.

top - like task manager, it displays running processes. in Linux the q key quits. On
Android I don't know how to make it quit other than closing the app.

uptime - displays how long it has been since you last rebooted the system.
Interestingly enough the "Menu Key > System > About Phone > Status > Up time"
on my phone does not match "uptime" typed in the terminal emulator.

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