13.- df ::: du
df , information of device name, total blocks, total disk space, used disk space, available disk space and mount points on a file system.
df -h
du , check the information, size of files and directories .
du --help
du - h /mnt/sdcard/AppInventor/assets/logo1.png
du -h /mnt/sdcard/AppInventor/assets/
du -a /mnt/sdcard/AppInventor/assets/
14.- echo
We can use it to write text to a file.
echo “Scooby Doo, Where Are You!” > /mnt/sdcard/my_dog.txt
echo “I’m here!” >> /mnt/sdcard/my_dog.txt
15.- egrep ::: env ::: expand ::: expr ::: ext_logger ::: fallocate ::: false ::: fgrep ::: file ::
egrep, as grep -e (search expression).
env, enviroment variables.
expand, convert tabs into spaces in a file.
fallocate, allocated disk space for a file.
fgrep, as speed grep.
file, information of a file.
16.- find
Search files and directories.
find --help
find /mnt/sdcard/ -name *.txt (Search in all SdCard files *.txt)
find /mnt/sdcard/ -name *.png -o -name *.txt (List of files .png and .txt)
find /system/ -name *.apk (list where is apk files )
find /system/ -name *.apk > /mnt/sdcard/list_my_apk.txt
17.- free
Display the total, free and used amount of physical memory and swap space.
free -h
18.- getprop
Gets an Android system property, or lists them all.
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Taifun
April 7, 2020, 1:27am
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thank you, this is powerful...
is this an update to the existing extension from here?
Taifun
Trying to push the limits! Snippets , Tutorials and Extensions from Pura Vida Apps by
Taifun.
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Peter
April 7, 2020, 6:48am
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Great work @Juan_Antonio . Like @Taifun said. Really powerful.
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It is the same extension. This topic is only about its use.
Although in the next few days I will update it to be able to work with the asset files when the application is compiled, as @TIMAI2 proposed in a previous message.
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19.- grep
The grep is a filter that is used to search for lines matching a specified pattern and print the matching lines.
grep "seis" /mnt/sdcard/AppInventor/assets/numeros.txt
grep -r "seis" /mnt/sdcard/AppInventor/assets/numeros.txt
grep -v -e "six" /mnt/sdcard/AppInventor/assets/numeros.txt
grep -o -b "seven" /mnt/sdcard/AppInventor/assets/numeros.txt
grep -n "six" /mnt/sdcard/AppInventor/assets/numeros.txt
shell_grep.aia (11.5 KB)
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20.- gunzip ::: gzip
gzip: zip and unzip
gunzip: unzip
gzip --help
gzip -k -c /mnt/sdcard/AppInventor/assets/numeros.txt > /mnt/sdcard/the_numeros.txt.gz
gzip -d -c /mnt/sdcard/the_numeros.txt.gz > /mnt/sdcard/los_numeros.txt
shell_gzip.aia (11.0 KB)
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21.- head ::: tail
head -n 3 /mnt/sdcard/numeros.txt (shows the first three lines of the file)
tail -n 2 /mnt/sdcard/numeros.txt (shows the last two lines of the file)
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22.- ifconfig ::: ip ::: iw
ifconfig is used in LINUX to show/change network configuration,
but to modify the configuration you need to be root.
https://www.computerhope.com/unix/uifconfi.htm
ifconfig wlan0 (shows IP)
ip net-tools which is used for performing several network administration tasks.
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-ip-command-examples-usage-syntax/
ip
ip address show wlan0
ip n show
ip neigh show
ip -s neigh
ip -neighbour (to view MAC address of the devices connected to your system.)
iw (similar to ip)
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23.- kill ::: killall
kill command sends a signal to a process, if signal is 9 (default) kill a procces.
https://www.computerhope.com/unix/ukill.htm
ps (get PID of process)
kill 19260 (kill MIT Companion)
killall edu.mit.appinventor.aicompanion3 (kill process by name )
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24.- ln ::: logcat ::: logname
ln creates hard links by default, or symbolic links with -s ( --symbolic ), it is a very important command in LINUX, but I cannot use it with AI2.
https://www.computerhope.com/unix/uln.htm
logcat -t 300 ( is a command -line tool that dumps a log of system messages)
logname ("name" user, example: u0_a173)
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25.- ls
list of files and directories.
https://www.thegeekdiary.com/basic-ls-command-examples-in-linux/
ls -ali /mnt/sdcard/
-a (all, hidden .files)
-l (long format)
-i (show i-node number)
ls -ali /mnt/sdcard/ | grep 4096 (filter with grep lines with number 4096 (size))
ls -ali /mnt/sdcard/DCIM/
ls -ali /mnt/sdcard/DCIM/Camera > /mnt/sdcard/list_my_photos.txt
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26.- md5sum
Similar to cksum
md5sum --help
md5sum /mnt/sdcard/numeros.txt
return
74c22f5af060ac90932f7354261d887b numeros.txt
27.- mkdir
Create directory.
mkdir /mnt/sdcard/my_new_directory
mkdir -p /mnt/sdcard/directory/subdirectory/subsubdirectory
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28.- mount
mount , shows where the devices are mounted.
To mount devices you need to be root #
https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-mount-and-unmount-file-systems-in-linux/
29.- mv
mv, move a file or directory, also used to rename a file or directory.
mv /mnt/sdcard/numeros.txt /mnt/sdcard/new_numeros.txt
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