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I know Android is Linux based, and, for background, I'm an experienced Linux user/developer, but have never checked out Android as a Linux till now, though I've heard that phones can be rooted. So my q is: what all can you do with bash on Android - as compared to bash on a desktop or server Linux? Interested to know because I have an Android phone. Do you get all or some of the Linux command-line commands like awk, sed, etc.? Do command pipelines work? Thanks for any info you can give.


The base install is very minimal, but you can install a functional environment:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites...

I wouldn't like to run Eclipse on it, but I guess Emacs would run with ease.


Thanks for the reply.




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