Can I use Linux commands on Android?

Question

Android is a kind of Linux. So I would be able to use the commands.

Can I use Linux commands on Android? If I can, how do I?

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Answer

You can run some linux commands on terminal application on Android. Install any terminal emulator first then use such commands. However, not all commands could be used. Here are some for example. To run every command linux machine can run, you'll need to root your device.

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