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DEPRECATED: Use https://github.com/cswl/tsu instead.
#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sh
# sudo for Termux
# For security reasons some environent variables are reset by su
# So we need to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH
# Root's HOME is set to 'termux's home/.suroot'.
# Startup files and other stuffs can be added there.
ROOT_HOME=$HOME/.suroot
case "$1" in
'-')
# check if user has set shell
if test -x "$HOME/.termux/shell" ; then
ROOT_SHELL=$HOME/.termux/shell
# has installed bash?
elif test -x "$PREFIX/bin/bash" ; then
ROOT_SHELL="$PREFIX/bin/bash"
# no..fallback to default ash.
else
ROOT_SHELL="$PREFIX/bin/ash"
fi
exec su -c "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PREFIX/lib HOME=$ROOT_HOME $ROOT_SHELL"
;;
''|'--help')
echo 'Sets up environment to allow termux programs to run with root access'
echo 'Not the sudo as found in other *nixes'
echo
echo 'Usage: sudo [-|cmd args]'
echo '- : Try to start a shell of termux as root shell. su by default runs /system/bin/sh.'
echo 'cmd : Run termux program with args as root.'
;;
*)
exec su -c "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PREFIX/lib HOME=$ROOT_HOME ${@}";
;;
esac
@Seliniux777
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fix usaage

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ghost commented Sep 16, 2022

@DreamBoy65
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hello, i tried installing it but it says sudo requires su

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