50. Project: Creating a Termux Utility Dashboard

Congratulations! You have covered installation, scripting, customization, and networking. This final lesson is a project that synthesizes your knowledge: creating a simple, interactive, colored management dashboard in Bash.

The Goal

Create a script (dashboard.sh) that presents a menu to the user, allowing them to choose common management tasks (Update, Cleanup, Check IP, Exit).

Required Skills Utilized:

• Functions (Lesson 31)
• Conditional Logic (if/else) (Lesson 29)
• Loops (while) (Lesson 30)
• Variables and Input/Output (read, echo) (Lesson 28)
• Package Management (pkg) (Lesson 16)
• Networking (ip addr or ping) (Lesson 41)
• Customizing Output (ANSI Colors) (Lesson 39)

Script Snippet (Core Logic)

bash #!/bin/bash

ANSI Colors

RED='\033[0;31m' GREEN='\033[0;32m' NC='\033[0m' # No Color

function display_menu() { clear echo -e "${GREEN}--- Termux Dashboard --- " echo "1) Run Update & Upgrade" echo "2) Cleanup Dependencies (Autoremove)" echo "3) Check Local IP Address" echo -e "4) ${RED}Exit Dashboard${NC}" echo "--------------------------" }

while true; do display_menu read -p "Enter choice: " CHOICE

case $CHOICE in
    1)
        echo "Running package update..."
        pkg update && pkg upgrade -y
        read -p "Press Enter to continue..."
        ;;
    2)
        echo "Running cleanup..."
        pkg autoremove -y
        read -p "Press Enter to continue..."
        ;;
    3)
        echo "Current IP:";
        ip a show wlan0 | grep 'inet ' | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d '/' -f 1
        read -p "Press Enter to continue..."
        ;;
    4)
        echo "Exiting Termux Dashboard. Goodbye!"
        break
        ;;
    *)
        echo -e "${RED}Invalid option. Try again.${NC}"
        sleep 1
        ;;
esac

done

To run: chmod +x dashboard.sh and ./dashboard.sh.

This project solidifies your understanding, demonstrating how to build interactive, powerful tools within the Termux environment.