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The settings activity can be accessed by long pressing on terminal view and selecting "Settings" from the popup shown. It uses the Android's Preference framework. Currently only debugging preferences to set log level and enabling terminal view key logging are provided. The Preference framework by default uses the keys set in `app:key` attribute in the respective preferences XML file to store the values in the default `SharedPreferences` file of the app. However, since we rely on `TermuxPreferenceConstants` and `TermuxPropertyConstants` classes to define key names so that they can be easily shared between termux and its plugin apps, we provide our own `PreferenceDataStore` for storing key/value pairs. The key name in the XML file can optionally be the same. Check `DebuggingPreferencesFragment` class for a sample. Each new preference category fragment should be added to `app/settings/` with its data store. This commit may allow support to be added for modifying `termux.properties` file directly from the UI but that requires more work, since writing to property files with comments require in-place modification. The `Logger` class provides various static functions for logging that should be used from now on instead of directly calling android `Log.*` functions. The log level is automatically loaded from shared preferences at application startup via `TermuxApplication` and set in the static `Logger.CURRENT_LOG_LEVEL` variable. Changing the log level through the settings activity also changes the log level immediately. The 4 supported log levels are: - LOG_LEVEL_OFF which will log nothing. - LOG_LEVEL_NORMAL which will start logging error, warn and info messages and stacktraces. - LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG which will start logging debug messages. - LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE which will start logging verbose messages. The default log level is `LOG_LEVEL_NORMAL` which will not log debug or verbose messages. Contributors can add useful log entries at those levels where ever they feel is appropriate so that it allows users and devs to more easily help solve issues or find bugs, specially without having to recompile termux after having to manually add general log entries to the source. DO NOT log data that may have private info of users like command arguments at log levels below debug, like `BackgroundJob` was doing previously. Logging to file support may be added later, will require log file rotation support and storage permissions.
Termux application
Termux is an Android terminal application and Linux environment.
Note that this repository is for the app itself (the user interface and the terminal emulation). For the packages installable inside the app, see termux/termux-packages
@termux is looking for Termux Application maintainer for implementing new features, fixing bugs and reviewing pull requests since current one (@fornwall) is inactive.
Issue https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072 needs extra attention.
Installation
Termux application can be obtained from F-Droid.
Additionally we provide per-commit debug builds for those who want to try out the latest features or test their pull request. This build can be obtained from one of the workflow runs listed on Github Actions page.
Signature keys of all offered builds are different. Before you switch the installation source, you will have to uninstall the Termux application and all currently installed plugins.
Terminal resources
Terminal emulators
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VTE (libvte): Terminal emulator widget for GTK+, mainly used in gnome-terminal. Source, Open Issues, and All (including closed) issues.
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iTerm 2: OS X terminal application. Source, Issues and Documentation (which includes iTerm2 proprietary escape codes).
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Konsole: KDE terminal application. Source, in particular tests, Bugs and Wishes.
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hterm: JavaScript terminal implementation from Chromium. Source, including tests, and Google group.
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xterm: The grandfather of terminal emulators. Source.
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Connectbot: Android SSH client. Source
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Android Terminal Emulator: Android terminal app which Termux terminal handling is based on. Inactive. Source.