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by archargelod 754 days ago
Termux.

I love terminals, and to have one on the go is a godsend. I use it for all kinds of things like password storing (my own custom little program[1]), `dict` for looking up some english words, reading man pages during long train rides, managing my VPS through ssh, `ncdu` for clearing up some storage space. I use aria2 cli to download big files often 10 times faster than standard android download system.

If I have to write a small code snippet - I have python and nim installed and always at hand with almost full ide support in neovim. I use completely configurable custom keyboard app[2] with full set of keys[3], so coding on it is a breeze.

[1] - https://codeberg.org/Archargelod/brewpass

[2] - https://jbak2.ucoz.net/index/vse_programmy/0-19

[3] - https://github.com/Archargelod/jbak2Templates-Skins

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Now that it's mentioned... Yeah, Termux. I use it all the time. I used to always have a small laptop and/or a wearable with me constantly, now those are often still with me but Termux (with the Hacker's Keyboard) has reduced my carrying of those. I possibly spend more time (on my phone) in Termux than all the other apps combined (including the browser "apps").

Thanks for alerting me to my usage (reliance?) of it.

Bonus: Most everything also syncs easily, for me, with my more traditional computers with rsync or scp from/to a Termux session.