Best run shell commands in Tasker

[quintaar]

Hello guys.

I stumbled across a reddit thread providing some run shell commands to replace secure settings. The fixes on Android 6.0 allowed me to install and grand the root permissions but never actually worked as intended. Secure settings still returns errors when used.

Long story short I built on the list adding ones I used before from my list.

Here is about 30 most common run shell commands. I will update list if i come across some new ones. Also appreciate your input if you happen to use some good ones.

You can access it all here:
http://www.notenoughtech.com/tasker/tasker-run-shell-commands/
Happy tasking. :good:

 

[Sukarn]

Boy, where do I start? The list would be endless. Anyway, here are some, not all, that I use.

Root commands
Open power menu: sendevent /dev/input/event0 1 116 108 && sendevent /dev/input/event0 0 0 0

Restart SystemUI: pkill -l TERM -f com.android.systemui

Safe reboot: svc power reboot

Safe reboot to recovery: svc power reboot recovery

Get list of all system/global/secure settings along with their values; using system settings as example: settings list system

Read system/global/secure setting to a variable; using secure setting accessibility_enabled as example: settings get secure accessibility_enabled

Change system/global/secure setting; using secure setting accessibility_enabled as example: settings put secure accessibility_enabled 0

Make /system rewritable: mount -o remount,rw /system

Make /system read-only: mount -o remount,ro /system

Change file permissions, using /system/etc/hosts as example; numbers are 7 for rwx, 6 for rw, 4 for r; first number is for root (system user), second is for group, third is for all users: chmod 644 /system/etc/hosts

Tap at x,y pixels on screen, using 540,1500 as example: input tap 540 1500

Swipe from x1,y1 to x2,y2, using 540,1500 to 540,300 (swipe up) as example: input swipe 540 1500 540 300

Read/change another app's database; can't give examples as this would need a full tutorial: sqlite3 /path/to/.db_file "sqlite3 commands";

non-root command
Open any app from a variable %package_name containing com.paclage.name; this one is javascript, not shell script [note that you don't want to put % before variable in javascript]: loadApp(package_name, '', false);

Extract %file zip file to /sdcard: unzip %file /sdcard/

Move a file: mv /original/path /new/path

Copy a file: cp /original/path /new/path

Read a file to a variable: cat /path/to/file

Write %var to a file: echo %var > /path/to/file

Delete a file: rm /path/to/file

Delete a folder and all its contents: rm -r /path/to/folder

Check whether a process is doing something or not; set the output to a variable, set a wait for some time, and then get the output again, if output has changed then the process is doing something: ps | grep com.package.name

 

[quintaar]

Boy, where do I start? The list would be endless. Anyway, here are some, not all, that I use.

Thanks I'm updating the page as I type this! - I completely forgot about file operations if I'm honest. Good to have others to contribute!

 

[Sukarn]

Thanks I'm updating the page as I type this! - I completely forgot about file operations if I'm honest. Good to have others to contribute!

You need to proofread that page. There are lots of errors in there that will stump newbs

 

[quintaar]

You need to proofread that page. There are lots of errors in there that will stump newbs

That's what I'm doing now , trying to put them, in some logical order as well, to make it easy to find, and use. I do appreciate the time taken to type this.

 

[LeftyGR]

Is input keyevent correct for emulating the power button in a shell command? The # on the website didn't work. I found the generic.kl file in my /system/usr folders and the key # for power listed there did now work with that shell command, either. Even with run as root checked.

 

[quintaar]

Is input keyevent correct for emulating the power button in a shell command? The # on the website didn't work. I found the generic.kl file in my /system/usr folders and the key # for power listed there did now work with that shell command, either. Even with run as root checked.

I believe hardware keys would be device specific, ego could have different codes.

 

[LeftyGR]

I believe hardware keys would be device specific, ego could have different codes.

I guess my real question is that the correct shell command as it is written? Because with my specific device key code did not do anything.

 

[quintaar]

Are you trying to do this when the phone display is on or off? this only works when screen is on. input keyevent 26 works fine on my device

 

[LeftyGR]

Are you trying to do this when the phone display is on or off? this only works when screen is on. input keyevent 26 works fine on my device

On... Guess it does not like me.

 

[quintaar]

On... Guess it does not like me.

Do you get any error? My most common mistake is spelling the run shell with upper case, as my keyboard automatically corrects it. And if I forget to change it, it returns an error

 

[LeftyGR]

Do you get any error? My most common mistake is spelling the run shell with upper case, as my keyboard automatically corrects it. And if I forget to change it, it returns an error

Yes. Appears to be a timeout error.

 

[shaharofir]

Background Data On/Off? Thanks in advance

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[quintaar]

Yes. Appears to be a timeout error.

I stumbled on this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063741
Perhaps will help you more as well

 

[quintaar]

Background Data On/Off? Thanks in advance

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I've not come across the setting, but try to use:

settings list system
settings list global
settings list secure​

and see what your device will give you in options lists.

 

[Sukarn]

I totally forgot about another shell command that I have set up in Tasker: md5sum /path/to/file

I use it to verify the integrity of downloads in an OTA app I made for a custom ROM using only Tasker.

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Are you trying to do this when the phone display is on or off? this only works when screen is on. input keyevent 26 works fine on my device

On my phone (OnePlus One), "input keyevent 26" just turns the screen off, while 116 does nothing.

I guess my real question is that the correct shell command as it is written? Because with my specific device key code did not do anything.

Did you try the command I posted at the top of my post here? It's the second post in this thread.

 

[shaharofir]

I've not come across the setting, but try to use:
settings list system
settings list global
settings list secure
and see what your device will give you in options lists.

Thanks. Will give it a try.

 

[quintaar]

I totally forgot about another shell command that I have set up in Tasker: md5sum /path/to/file
.

I have added this one as well Thanks

 

[shaharofir]

Thanks. Will give it a try.

Looked, nothing there. Any suggestions?

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[quintaar]

Looked, nothing there. Any suggestions?

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Perhaps maybe more luck with intents? I'm working on the similar list for it

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