🔰 Basic Termux Commands

Update & Upgrade

Update package lists and upgrade installed packages

pkg update && pkg upgrade

Install a Package

Install any package using pkg

pkg install <package-name>

Clear Terminal

Clear the terminal screen

clear

Help

View help for a command

<command> --help

List Files

List files in current directory

ls

Change Directory

Move into a folder

cd <folder>

Go Back a Directory

Move up one level

cd ..

Create Directory

Make a new folder

mkdir <folder>

Create Empty File

Create a blank file

touch <filename>

View File Contents

Show contents of a file

cat <file>

Move or Rename File

Move or rename a file

mv <source> <destination>

Copy File

Duplicate a file

cp <source> <destination>

Delete File

Remove a file

rm <file>

Delete Directory

Remove a directory and contents

rm -rf <folder>

Open Nano Editor

Edit file using nano

nano <file>