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Android Command-Line SSH

This project is an installer for a non-rooted Android shell command line version of the SSH tools.

Requirements:

+ ARM armeabi-v7a based Android device.
+ Android 1.6 or newer.
+ You must have a terminal emulator such as Android Terminal Emulator installed on your device.
+ You must have "adb" installed on your computer.
+ You must have "bash" installed on your computer. (Sorry if you've got a Windows machine.)

Features:

+ Installs command-line versions of ssh, scp, and sftp.
+ Works on ordinary non-rooted Android devices.

Install instructions:

Connect your android device to your computer with USB cable.
$ tools/install.sh

Use instructions:

+ Launch Android Terminal Emulator
+ Put /data/local/bin on your PATH
+ Put /data/local/lib on your LD_LIBRARY_PATH
$ ssh username@host

Known Bugs / Limitations:

+ Looks for configuration files in /data/.ssh (which is not writable by non-rooted phones.)
+ Only supports armeabi-v7a devices.