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How to Customize Termux




Removing Termux Welcome Screen Text

We will start with removing termux welcome screen text.

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cd ..

To change directory.

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ls

To list directory.

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cd usr/etc

Change directory to etc

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ls

List directory.

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rm -rf motd

Remove file named motd.

When you start new window you will see that there is no more welcome text and termux start with clean window. With those commands we were to remove motd file.

Now lets see how to change color schemes and fonts.

There are more ways to do this, but we will use Termux-Ohmyzsh.

You will need curl installed. So if you don’t have it already type those commands:

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pkg update && pkg upgrade

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pkg install curl

With curl you can download files from the Internet.


Install Termux-Ohmyzsh

So now when all is set we can proceed type or copy this line in your termux terminal:

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sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://github.com/Cabbagec/termux-ohmyzsh/raw/master/install.sh)"

It will download Termux-Ohmyzsh.


Change Color Schemes

Now when you have installed.

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chcolor

Or run: ~/.termux/colors.sh To change color schemes.

You can change color schemes simple by entering the number of the scheme you want to use.


Change Fonts

To change fonts.

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chfont

Or run: ~/.termux/fonts.sh

And same as for color scheme type number of font style you want to use and hit enter. You can use two finger pinches to adjust font size.

And that is how you can change color schemes and font styles in termux with Termux-Ohmyzsh.

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