ADB SHELL COMMANDS
ADB Debugging
1.)adb devices
Prints a list of all attached emulator/device
adb devices
In response, return serial number and state
e4b25377 device
emulator-5554 device
2.)adb forward
forward socket connections
adb forward <local> <remote>
adb forward tcp:8000 tcp:9000 set up forwarding of host port 8000 to emulator/device port 9000
3.)adb kill-server
terminates the adb server process
adb kill-server
Notes: kill the server if it is running. (terminal adb.exe process)
Wireless
1.)adb connect
use ADB over Wi-Fi
adb connect <host>[:<port>]
STEP 1.
Connect to the device over USB.
STEP 2.
adb devices
List of devices attached
######## device
Notes: STEP 1,2 is required
STEP 3.
adb tcpip 5555
restarting in TCP mode port: 5555
STEP 4.
Find out the IP address of the Android device: Settings -> About -> Status -> IP address. Remember
the IP address, of the form #.#.#.#.
STEP 5.
adb connect #.#.#.#
connected to #.#.#.#:5555
STEP 6.
Remove USB cable from device, and confirm you can still access device:
adb devices
List of devices attached
#.#.#.#:5555 device
Notes: Make sure that your host is still connected to the same Wi-Fi network your Android device is.
2.)adb usb
restarting ADB in USB mode.
adb usb
Package Manager
1.)adb install
Pushes an Android application (specified as a full path to an .apk file) to an emulator/device.
adb install [option] <path>
adb install test.apk
adb install -l test.apk forward lock application
adb install -r test.apk replace existing application
adb install -t test.apk allow test packages
adb install -s test.apk install application on sdcard
adb install -d test.apk allow version code downgrade
adb install -p test.apk partial application install
2.)adb uninstall
Removes a package from the emulator/device.
adb uninstall [options] <PACKAGE>
adb uninstall com.test.app
adb uninstall -k com.test.app Keep the data and cache directories
around after package removal.
3.)adb shell pm list packages
Prints all packages, optionally only those whose package name contains the text in <FILTER>.
adb shell pm list packages [options] <FILTER>
adb shell pm list packages
adb shell pm list packages -f See their associated file.
adb shell pm list packages -d Filter to only show disabled
packages.
adb shell pm list packages -e Filter to only show enabled
packages.
adb shell pm list packages -s Filter to only show system packages.
adb shell pm list packages -3 Filter to only show third party
packages.
adb shell pm list packages -i See the installer for the packages.
adb shell pm list packages -u Also include uninstalled packages.
adb shell pm list packages --user <USER_ID> The user space to
query.
4.)adb shell pm path
Print the path to the APK of the given <PACKAGE>.
adb shell pm path <PACKAGE>
adb shell pm path com.android.phone
package:/system/priv-app/TeleService/TeleService.apk
5.)adb shell pm clear
Deletes all data associated with a package.
adb shell pm clear <PACKAGE>
adb shell pm clear com.test.abc
Notes: clearing app data, cache
File Manager
1.)adb pull
Download a specified file from an emulator/device to your computer.
adb pull <remote> [local]
adb pull /sdcard/demo.mp4
download /sdcard/demo.mp4 to <android-sdk-path>/platform-tools directory.
adb pull /sdcard/demo.mp4 e:\
download /sdcard/demo.mp4 to drive E.
2.)adb push
Upload a specified file from your computer to an emulator/device.
adb push <local> <remote>
adb push test.apk /sdcard
Copies <android-sdk-path>/platform-tools/test.apk to /sdcard directory.
adb push d:\test.apk /sdcard
Copies d:\test.apk to /sdcard directory.
3.)adb shell ls
list directory contents
ls [options] <directory>
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
ls
ls -a do not hide entries starting with
ls -i print index number of each file
ls -s print size of each file, in blocks
ls -n list numeric UIDs and GIDs
ls -R list subdirectories recursively
Notes: press Ctrl-C to stop
4.)adb shell cd
change directory
cd <directory>
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
cd /system
5.)adb shell rm
remove files or directories
rm [options] <files or directory>
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
rm /sdcard/test.txt
rm -f /sdcard/test.txt force remove without prompt
rm -r /sdcard/tmp remove the contents of directories recursively
rm -d /sdcard/tmp remove directory, even if it is a non-empty
directory
Notes: rm -d equal rmdir command
rm -i /sdcard/test.txt prompt before any removal
6.)adb shell mkdir
make directories
mkdir [options] <directory name>
mkdir /sdcard/tmp
mkdir -m 777 /sdcard/tmp set permission mode
mkdir -p /sdcard/tmp/sub1/sub2 create parent directories as needed
7.)adb shell touch
create empty file or change file timestamps
touch [options] <file>
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
touch /sdcard/tmp/test.txt
ls /sdcard/tmp
8.)adb shell pwd
print current working directory location.
pwd
9.)adb shell cp
copy files and directories
cp [options] <source> <dest>
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
cp /sdcard/test.txt /sdcard/demo.txt
10.)adb shell mv
move or rename files
mv [options] <source> <dest>
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
mv /sdcard/tmp /system/tmp move
mv /sdcard/tmp /sdcard/test rename
Network
1.)adb shell netstat
network statistics
netstat
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
netstat
2.)adb shell ping
test the connection and latency between two network connection.
ping [-aAbBdDfhLnOqrRUvV] [-c count] [-i interval] [-I interface]
[-m mark] [-M pmtudisc_option] [-l preload] [-p pattern] [-Q tos]
[-s packetsize] [-S sndbuf] [-t ttl] [-T timestamp_option]
[-w deadline] [-W timeout] [hop1 ...] destination
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
ping www.google.com
Notes: press Ctrl-C to stop ping
ping www.google.com -c 4
3.)adb shell netcfg
configure and manage network connections via profiles
netcfg [<interface> {dhcp|up|down}]
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
netcfg
4.)adb shell ip
show, manipulate routing, devices, policy routing and tunnels
ip [ OPTIONS ] OBJECT
OBJECT := { link | addr | addrlabel | route | rule | neigh | ntable |tunnel | tuntap | maddr | mroute |
mrule | monitor | xfrm |netns | l2tp }
OPTIONS := { -V[ersion] | -s[tatistics] | -d[etails] | -r[esolve] |-f[amily] { inet | inet6 | ipx | dnet | link } |-
l[oops] { maximum-addr-flush-attempts } |-o[neline] | -t[imestamp] | -b[atch] [filename] |-rc[vbuf] [size]}
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
ip -f inet addr show wlan0 show WiFi IP Address
Logcat
1.)adb logcat
Prints log data to the screen.
adb logcat [option] [filter-specs]
adb logcat
Notes: press Ctrl-C to stop monitor
adb logcat *:V lowest priority, filter to only show Verbose level
adb logcat *:D filter to only show Debug level
adb logcat *:I filter to only show Info level
adb logcat *:W filter to only show Warning level
adb logcat *:E filter to only show Error level
adb logcat *:F filter to only show Fatal level
adb logcat *:S Silent, highest priority, on which nothing is ever
printed
adb logcat -b <Buffer>
adb logcat -b radio View the buffer that contains radio/telephony
related messages.
adb logcat -b event View the buffer containing events-related
messages.
adb logcat -b main default
adb logcat -c Clears the entire log and exits.
adb logcat -d Dumps the log to the screen and exits.
adb logcat -f test.logs Writes log message output to test.logs .
adb logcat -g Prints the size of the specified log buffer and exits.
adb logcat -n <count> Sets the maximum number of rotated logs to
<count>.
Notes: The default value is 4. Requires the -r option.
adb logcat -r <kbytes> Rotates the log file every <kbytes> of
output.
Notes: The default value is 16. Requires the -f option.
adb logcat -s Sets the default filter spec to silent.
adb logcat -v <format>
adb logcat -v brief Display priority/tag and PID of the process
issuing the message (default format).
adb logcat -v process Display PID only.)
adb logcat -v tag Display the priority/tag only.
adb logcat -v raw Display the raw log message, with no other
metadata fields.
adb logcat -v time Display the date, invocation time, priority/tag,
and PID of the process issuing the message.
adb logcat -v threadtime Display the date, invocation time,
priority, tag, and the PID and TID of the thread issuing the message.
adb logcat -v long Display all metadata fields and separate
messages with blank lines.
2.)adb shell dumpsys
dumps system data
adb shell dumpsys [options]
adb shell dumpsys
adb shell dumpsys meminfo
adb shell dumpsys battery
Notes: A mobile device with Developer Options enabled running Android 5.0 or higher.
adb shell dumpsys batterystats collects battery data from your
device
Notes: Battery Historian converts that data into an HTML visualization. STEP 1 adb shell dumpsys
batterystats > batterystats.txt STEP 2 python historian.py batterystats.txt > batterystats.html
adb shell dumpsys batterystats --reset erases old collection
data
adb shell dumpsys activity
adb shell dumpsys gfxinfo com.android.phone measuring com.android.phone ui performance
3.)adb shell dumpstate
dumps state
adb shell dumpstate
adb shell dumpstate > state.logs dumps state to a file
Screenshot
1.)adb shell screencap
taking a screenshot of a device display.
adb shell screencap <filename>
adb shell screencap /sdcard/screen.png
download the file from the device
adb pull /sdcard/screen.png
2.)adb shell screenrecord
recording the display of devices running Android 4.4 (API level 19) and higher.
adb shell screenrecord [options] <filename>
adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/demo.mp4
(press Ctrl-C to stop recording)
download the file from the device
adb pull /sdcard/demo.mp4
Notes: Stop the screen recording by pressing Ctrl-C, otherwise the recording stops automatically at
three minutes or the time limit set by --time-limit.
adb shell screenrecord --size <WIDTHxHEIGHT>
Sets the video size: 1280x720. The default value is the device's native display resolution (if
supported), 1280x720 if not. For best results, use a size supported by your device's Advanced Video
Coding (AVC) encoder.
adb shell screenrecord --bit-rate <RATE>
Sets the video bit rate for the video, in megabits per second. The default value is 4Mbps. You can
increase the bit rate to improve video quality, but doing so results in larger movie files. The following
example sets the recording bit rate to 5Mbps: adb shell screenrecord --bit-rate 5000000
/sdcard/demo.mp4
adb shell screenrecord --time-limit <TIME>
Sets the maximum recording time, in seconds. The default and maximum value is 180 (3 minutes).
adb shell screenrecord --rotate
Rotates the output 90 degrees. This feature is experimental.
adb shell screenrecord --verbose
Displays log information on the command-line screen. If you do not set this option, the utility does
not display any information while running.
System
1.)adb root
restarts the adbd daemon with root permissions
adb root
Notes: adbd cannot run as root in production builds (test in emulator)
2.)adb sideload
flashing/restoring Android update.zip packages.
adb sideload <update.zip>
Notes: adb reboot sideload [Android M+]
3.)adb shell ps
print process status
ps [options]
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
ps
ps -p
4.)adb shell top
display top CPU processes
top [options]
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
top
Notes: (press Ctrl-C to stop monitor)
top -t Show threads instead of processes.
5.)adb shell getprop
get property via the android property service
getprop [options]
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
getprop
getprop ro.build.version.sdk
getprop ro.chipname
getprop | grep adb
See Also adb shell setprop
6.)adb shell setprop
set property service
setprop <key> <value>
STEP 1.
adb shell
STEP 2.
setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
See Also adb shell getprop
How to install multiple android applications ( from apk
files) into device?
adb install application1.apk & adb install application2.apk & adb install applicaiton3
How can I adb install an apk to multiple connected
devices?
for SERIAL in $(adb devices | grep -v List | cut -f 1);
do `adb -s $SERIAL install -r /path/to/product.apk`;
done
