BusyBox for Android

The most advanced BusyBox installer on Google Play from a trusted developer with over 40 million downloads.

Features:

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BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single small executable. It provides replacements for most of the utilities you usually find in GNU fileutils, shellutils, etc. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than their full-featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts. BusyBox provides a fairly complete environment for any small or embedded system.

BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in mind. It is also extremely modular so you can easily include or exclude commands (or features) at compile time. This makes it easy to customize your embedded systems. To create a working system, just add some device nodes in /dev, a few configuration files in /etc, and a Linux kernel.

BusyBox is maintained by Denys Vlasenko, and licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE version 2.

Applets:

[, [[, acpid, adjtimex, ar, arp, arping, ash, awk, base64, basename,
bbconfig, beep, blkid, blockdev, bootchartd, brctl, bunzip2, bzcat,
bzip2, cal, cat, catv, chat, chattr, chgrp, chmod, chown, chpst,
chroot, chrt, chvt, cksum, clear, cmp, comm, cp, cpio, crond, crontab,
cryptpw, cttyhack, cut, date, dc, dd, deallocvt, depmod, devfsd,
devmem, df, diff, dirname, dmesg, dnsd, dnsdomainname, dos2unix, dpkg,
dpkg-deb, du, dumpkmap, echo, ed, egrep, env, envdir, envuidgid,
ether-wake, expand, expr, fakeidentd, false, fatattr, fbset, fbsplash,
fdflush, fdformat, fdisk, fgconsole, fgrep, find, findfs, flash_lock,
flash_unlock, flashcp, flock, fold, free, freeramdisk, fsck,
fsck.minix, fstrim, fsync, ftpd, ftpget, ftpput, fuser, getopt, grep,
groups, gunzip, gzip, halt, hd, hdparm, head, hexdump, hostname, httpd,
hush, hwclock, id, ifconfig, ifdown, ifenslave, ifplugd, ifup, inetd,
init, inotifyd, insmod, install, ionice, iostat, ip, ipaddr, ipcalc,
iplink, iproute, iprule, iptunnel, kbd_mode, kill, killall, killall5,
klogd, less, linux32, linux64, linuxrc, ln, loadkmap, logger, logname,
losetup, lpd, lpq, lpr, ls, lsattr, lsmod, lsof, lspci, lsusb, lzcat,
lzma, lzop, lzopcat, makedevs, makemime, man, md5sum, mdev, mesg,
microcom, mkdir, mkdosfs, mke2fs, mkfifo, mkfs.ext2, mkfs.minix,
mkfs.reiser, mkfs.vfat, mknod, mkpasswd, mkswap, mktemp, modinfo,
modprobe, more, mount, mountpoint, mpstat, mt, mv, nameif, nanddump,
nandwrite, nbd-client, nc, netstat, nice, nmeter, nohup, nslookup,
ntpd, od, openvt, patch, pgrep, pidof, ping, ping6, pipe_progress,
pivot_root, pkill, pmap, popmaildir, poweroff, powertop, printenv,
printf, ps, pscan, pstree, pwd, pwdx, raidautorun, rdate, rdev,
readlink, readprofile, realpath, reboot, reformime, renice, reset,
resize, rev, rm, rmdir, rmmod, route, rpm, rpm2cpio, rtcwake,
run-parts, runsv, runsvdir, rx, script, scriptreplay, sed, sendmail,
seq, setarch, setconsole, setkeycodes, setlogcons, setserial, setsid,
setuidgid, sh, sha1sum, sha256sum, sha3sum, sha512sum, showkey, shuf,
slattach, sleep, smemcap, softlimit, sort, split, start-stop-daemon,
stat, strings, stty, sum, sv, svlogd, swapoff, swapon, switch_root,
sync, sysctl, tac, tail, tar, tcpsvd, tee, telnet, telnetd, test, tftp,
tftpd, time, timeout, top, touch, tr, traceroute, traceroute6, true,
truncate, tty, ttysize, tunctl, tune2fs, ubiattach, ubidetach,
ubimkvol, ubirmvol, ubirsvol, ubiupdatevol, udpsvd, uevent, umount,
uname, uncompress, unexpand, uniq, unix2dos, unlink, unlzma, unlzop,
unxz, unzip, uptime, usleep, uudecode, uuencode, vconfig, vi, volname,
watch, watchdog, wc, wget, which, whoami, whois, xargs, xz, xzcat, yes,
zcat, zcip

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BusyBox is an essential tool for power users and developers who want to unlock the full potential of their Android devices. It's a collection of over 300 common Unix command-line utilities, such as ls, cp, mv, and grep, compiled into a single executable. This allows you to run these commands directly from the terminal emulator on your device, giving you access to a wide range of powerful functionality.

Why Use BusyBox?

BusyBox offers several advantages over using individual command-line utilities:

* Convenience: With BusyBox, you have all the essential Unix commands at your fingertips, making it easy to perform complex tasks without installing multiple apps.

* Efficiency: BusyBox is highly optimized and consumes minimal resources, making it ideal for use on resource-constrained devices.

* Extensibility: BusyBox can be extended with additional applets (commands) to meet your specific needs.

Installing BusyBox

To install BusyBox on your Android device, you will need to use a terminal emulator app, such as Termux or JuiceSSH. Once you have installed a terminal emulator, follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal emulator and enter the following command:

```

pkg install busybox

```

2. Follow the prompts to install BusyBox.

Using BusyBox

Once BusyBox is installed, you can use it by typing the name of the command you want to run, followed by any necessary arguments. For example, to list the files in the current directory, you would type:

```

ls

```

Common BusyBox Commands

Here are some of the most commonly used BusyBox commands:

* ls: List files and directories

* cp: Copy files and directories

* mv: Move or rename files and directories

* rm: Remove files and directories

* grep: Search for text in files

* find: Find files based on criteria

* awk: Perform text processing

* sed: Perform text substitution

* tar: Create and extract archives

* gzip: Compress and decompress files

Conclusion

BusyBox is a powerful tool that can significantly enhance the functionality of your Android device. Whether you're a power user who wants to automate tasks or a developer who needs to troubleshoot issues, BusyBox is an essential tool to have in your arsenal.