A shell for android. Can execute most linux shell command in it. You can easy to get last command result. At most time, it like a lite terminal, you can keep global shell in your application.

sh --> su --> id the last result: uid=0(root) gid=0(root) 

and then

exit --> id the last result: uid=10103(u0_a103) gid=10103(u0_a103) groups=1028(sdcard_r) 

A exact result of last command got from the ShellAndroid.

• Put the cflag executable file to assets in your project.

• Initialize the ShellAndroid.(see mainActivity.java in example)

   //---- shell initialization ---- mShell = new ShellAndroid(); String flagFile = mShell.initFlag(getApplicationContext()); mShell.printOutput(); mShell.setFlagFile(flagFile); //---- finish shell initialization ---- 

• Close the ShellAndroid if you never need it.(like the example close the shell on the onDestory method in activity)

   protected void onDestroy(){// TODO Auto-generated method stub super.onDestroy(); if (mShell != null){mShell.close()} } 

• Execute shell command in a work thread.

• If you want get root permission, the best way is use the shell methods.

   shell.checkRoot() // try to get root permission shell.hasRoot() // Is it the root user now shell.exitRoot() // exit root user, even if you execute su command many times. 

• Some commands makes the shell unable to work. The known commands below(They almost are interactive commands):

   if wc