A bash script that provides sudo for Termux
Termux is a terminal emulator and Linux environment for Android
Requirements
Rooted phone with su binary
SUDO WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT SU
Installing sudo
- Download sudo to phone and extract
- Open Termux
- Install a dependency needed for sudo:
pkg install ncurses-utils - Change to extraction directory
- Execute the following commands to place sudo into the correct directory with the proper permissions and ownership
cat sudo > /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sudo
chmod 700 /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sudo
Features
- Sets up its environment automatically on first run, no need to do anything but use it
- Creates a root folder
.surootin the Termux home folder with proper root permissions and ownership - Creates
.bashrcfile in root folder with proper PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH variables set so all binaries function correctly - Bash prompt PS1 variable is also set so you don't have
bash-4.4#as prompt just# - Automatically creates
.bash_historyin root folder when you drop to a root shell so root shell history is preserved - Can be used like ordinary sudo (but only as root, no other user)
- Can drop to root shell
sudo su [-] - Runs built in Termux binaries and exteral binaries with optional arguments as root in current directory
- Generates output in shell currently using
- Can be used in other bash scripts
- [option] Can turn off colored error messages be editing the variable
coloredat the beginning of sudo file
Usage:
sudo su [-]
Drop to root shell
sudo <command> [<args>]
Run command as root with optional arguments
This was inspired by the following:
https://github.com/cswl/tsu
https://gist.github.com/cswl/cd13971e644dc5ced7b2