Open/Persist Termux window when executing

[HaleyHalcyon]

Feature description

I want a shortcut to open the Termux shell in a specific directory, because it takes a lot of effort to manually traverse to the directory I want.

However, when I made a script to cd to that directory, Termux apparently goes to that directory in the background, then closes.

How do I make the Termux shortcut run in the foreground and persist?

[robertkirkman]

Does this setting in the ~/.termux/termux.properties configuration file help you?

[HaleyHalcyon]

Oh, those preferences worked.

I still kind of want to know if it’s possible to have shortcuts to often-used directories.

[robertkirkman]

Yes, there is a way. This seems to work for me.

1. Put this script in a file named ~/.shortcuts/other_directory and give it executable permission using chmod +x ~/.shortcuts/other_directory

#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash
cd /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin
login

2. Create the Termux:Widget on the home screen and touch the refresh button

3. Touch the Termux:Widget shortcut "other_directory"