How to read a readme file in Termux?
To read a README
file in Termux, you can use a text editor or the cat
command.
Here is an example of how to read a README
file using the nano
text editor:
- Navigate to the directory where the
README
file is located using thecd
command. For example, to go to the home directory, you can use the following command:
cd ~
- Use the command followed by the name of the
README
file to open the file in the text editor. For example, to open a file named “README.txt”, you can use the following command:
nano README.txt
This will open the README
file in the nano
text editor and you can use the arrow keys to navigate through the file and read its contents.
To exit the text editor, press CTRL+X
.
You can also use the cat
command to display the contents of the README
file in the terminal. For example, to view the contents of a file named “README.txt”, you can use the following command:
cat README.txt
This will display the contents of the README
file in the terminal window. You can use the less
command to view the file in a pager, which allows you to scroll through the file using the arrow keys or the j
and k
keys.
less README.txt
This will open the README
file in the less
pager, and you can use the arrow keys or the j
and k
keys to navigate through the file. To exit the pager, press q
.
You can also use other text editors, such as vi
or emacs
, to view the README
file in Termux.