Termux File and Directory Creating
touch [file name] – used to create new file
cat > [file name] – used to create new file with content
echo “hello world” > [file name] – create new file with content
cat >> [file name] – Add content in existing file
mkdir [name] – create a directory or folder
Termux Usage of CD Commands
cd – used to change directory
cd / – back to root directory
cd .. – change current directory to parent directory
cd – – move one directory back from current location
cd — – show last working directory from where we moved
cd ~ – move to users home directory from anywhere
Termux Copy and Move Commands
cp [file name] [location where you want copy] – used to copy any file
cp -r – used to copy any directory
cp -n – no file overwrite
mv [file name] [location where you want copy] – used to permanently move any file
mv -v – to move any directory
mv [file1 name] [new file2 name] – move or rename two file at a same time
mv -i – interactive prompt before overwrit
mv -f – force move by overwriting destination files without prompt
Termux ls Commands
ls – list directory
ls –help – show display how to use “ls” command
ls -l – show file action like – modified, date and time, owner of file, permissions Etc.
ls -n – to display UID and GID directory
ls –version – check the version of ls command
ls -a – list all hidden files
ls -al – formatted listing with hidden files
ls -i – Display number of file or directory
Termux More Useful Commands
rm – remove or delete files
rm [filename] – remove any text files
rmdir [dir name] – remove any directory
rm -rf – force remove a directory or a folder
rm -r [name] – delete a directory called name
pwd – it show your current working directory
wget [url] – install tool , apt install wget
git clone [url] – install any tools with git clone, apt install git
curl -O [url] – apt install curl
apt search [qurey] – use to get available packages
pkg search [qurey] – find a package
apt remove [package name] – uninstall / remove a package
apt show – view package information
more [file name] – output the contents of file
head [file name] – output the first 10 line of file
tail -f [file name] – output the contents of file as it grows
zip name.zip [file] – compress file using this commands
unzip [zip file] – to unzip file
bye – terminate current ftp session, exit
bell – bell sound after each command
uname -m – used to find the architecture of your device
uname -a – used to display kernal information
du – display directory space usage
df – display disk usages
cal – show display calendar
w – show display who is currently online
cat /proc/meminfo – show memory related information
cat /proc/cpuinfo – show cpu information
whoami – show your login name
date – show the current date and time
uptime – show the system current uptime
man command – show manual a command
free – display memory and swap usage
kill – send signal to process
kill- l – list all of the signal that are possible to send with kill
locate [file] – find all files with filename
whereis [command] – find location binary /source/man file for a command
which [command] – find of an executable
grep pattern [files] – searching for pattern in files
grep -r pattern files – searching for certain pattern in files
command | grep pattern – search for pattern in the output of command
find / -cmin -60 – find change files in last 1 hour
find / -type d -name mll – find all directories whose name is mll in directory
tracerout ipadress – display number of hops & respone time to get to a remote system and website
whois domain – get whois information of domain
dig domain – get DNS information of domain
scp – copies file, over a source
whereis app – shows possible location for an app
nano [file name] – display and edit text files
append [local-file] – remote file append a local file to one on the remote
ifconfig – shows all configuration a network interface like ip, mac
ifconfig eth0 – used view the network setting on the interface eth0
ifconfig wlan0 – view the network setting on wlan0
ping [host] – to ping host ip and show results
arp – check network card & show ip adress
host – display specific server
Termux Common Programs
7z: pkg i p7zip
FFMpeg: pkg i ffmpeg
Git: pkg i git
Hydra: pkg i hydra
Nano: pkg i nano
Nmap: pkg i nmap
Node: pkg i nodejs
SQLMap: pkg i python2 && pip2 install -U sqlmap
Vim: pkg i vim
