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SSH support can make Tasker more powerful

Tasker is very powerful now, but certainly there are still many tasks Tasker can't do. Such as using ffmpeg converting a video, compressing a png image, run a python script, rotate a video, download a youtube video, etc. 

It is so good that tasker can run Shell Code to use some command line tools that android supports. But the limitation is that android shell can not install  other powerful command line tools if you have no root permission. 

Yet, there is another app called Termux( a terminal tool ) can run many Command Line Tools , such as : FFmpeg, gifsicle, python, youtube-dl, sshd, golang......

These powerful Command Line Tools can be a luxurious tool box and extend what Tasker can do. The premise is that Tasker can directly call these tools. 

And the method that Tasker can communicate with these tools is using SSH.

When a ssh server is running in the Termux, Tasker can directly send commands to these tools by using SSH, such as downloading a youtube video by using youtube-dl, run a python script to implement more sophisticated works, the limitation is only depends on your imagination. 

Of course, some may say there is a plugin called Termux: Tasker, yes, yes, but it can only call a pre-written script file, not directly sending commands to the terminal. 

If Tasker can really support SSH, it's automation ability will be enormously increased. 

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JA

Autotools is the best plugin that supports ssh.

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Hi. AutoTools has an SSH action. :) Did you try that?

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JZ

Yes I am using Autotools, but I made a project called "FFmpeg GUI Tool", and exported it as an app, sharing it to people. But the "SSH feature" and "Choose File Dialog" both requires AutoTools, so that people who didn't buy AutoTools can not use it properly. Since I'm in China, Google Play is blocked, my fellows who don't have vpn can't reach AutoTools. They'll have to find and install cracked AutoTools to use my exported app ( I'm relly sorry for that ). I'll send you the project and the exported app to you through email. Wish you could consider integrating SSH and File Dialog into Tasker. 

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