Cheat sheet for Termux terminal (Android)

What is termux?

Termux is a android terminal emulator and linux environment application that works directly with no rooting or setup required. A minimal base system is installed automatically, additional packages are installed using the APT package manager

Following are some basic usage commands for termux

Gives storage permissions:

termux-setup-storage

Home directory:

cd

Previous directory:

cd ..

Jump to folder:

cd (folder)

Clear the terminal:

clear

Present working directory:

pwd

Copy a file:

cp (file)

Copy a folder:

cp -rf (folder)

Move a file:

mv (file)

Move a folder:

mv (folder)

Remove a file:

rm (file)

Remove a folder:

rm -rf (folder)

Create a file:

touch (file name)

Create a folder:

mkdir (folder)

Display the text of a file:

cat (file name)

Display date/calender:

date/cal

Install any package:

apt or package install

Upgrade any package:

apt or package upgrade

Uninstall a package:

apt or pkg uninstall

Executable permission to a file:

chmod +x (file)

Executable permission to all files in a folder:

chmod +x *

Display package version:

(pkg name) --version

List all packages:

apt list

Edit a file with nano editor:

nano (file)

Unzip a file:

unzip (file)

Zip folders and files:

zip (folder / files)

List files and folders:

ls

List hidded files and folders too:

ls -a

Show a package information:

apt or pkg show (pkg name)

List all installed packages:

dpkg -list

Remove unnecessary packages:

apt autoremove

Show system space:

free

Show device information:

screenfetch

Show login name:

whoami

Search a package:

apt / pkg search (pkg)

Search a file with name:

locate (file)

Install tools with wget package:

wget (url)

Install tools by cloning the tool (need git to be install first):

git clone (url)

Show all configuration of a network:

ifconfig

Exit the terminal:

exit