Common Android adb commands

1. query several android devices connected to the adb server
> Adb devices
List of devices attached
0123456789 ABCDEF device
2. install an apk to the android device.
> Adb install-r B: test6577PinyinIME.apk
2509 KB/s (1284852 bytes in 0.499 s)
Pkg:/data/local/tmp/PinyinIME.apk
Success
-R indicates forced installation. When the system has this apk, this option is added to ensure that the new apk is installed.
3. Copy files from local device
> Adb push B: test6577PinyinIME.apk/data/app
3491 KB/s (1284852 bytes in 0.359 s)
4. Copy files from the device to the local device
> Adb pull/data/app ./
Pull: building file list...
Pull:/data/app/com.android.inputmethod.pinyin-2.apk->./com.android.inputmethod.pinyin-2.apk
Pull:/data/app/PinyinIME.apk->./PinyinIME.apk
Pull:/data/app/com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin-1.apk->./com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin-1.apk
3 files pulled. 0 files skipped.
4766 KB/s (10981224 bytes in 2.249 s)
This command copies all the apk files in the/data/app directory of the device to the local directory.
5. Go to shell
In this way, you can run commands in linux.
> Adb shell
Root @ android:/# logcat
6. Restart adb server
> Adb kill-server
> Adb start-server
* Daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* Daemon started successfully *
These commands are often used. remember them ~
Adb also has many usage options. You can use adb help.
> Adb help
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.26

-D-directs command to the only connected USB device
Returns an error if more than one USB device is present.
-E-directs command to the only running emulator.
Returns an error if more than one emulator is running.
-S <serial number>-directs command to the USB device or emulator
The given serial number. Overrides ANDROID_SERIAL
Environment variable.
-P <product name or path>-simple product name like 'sooner', or
A relative/absolute path to a product
Out directory like 'out/target/product/sooner '.
If-p is not specified, the ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT
Environment variable is used, which must
Be an absolute path.
Devices-list all connected devices
Connect Port 5555 is used by default if no port number is specified.
Disconnect [Port 5555 is used by default if no port number is specified.
Using this ocmmand with no additional arguments
Will disconnect from all connected TCP/IP devices.

 

Device commands:
Adb push <local> <remote>-copy file/dir to device
Adb pull <remote> [<local>]-copy file/dir from device
Adb sync [<directory>]-copy host-> device only if changed
(-L means list but don't copy)
(See 'adb help all ')
Adb shell-run remote shell interactively
Adb shell <command>-run remote shell command
Adb emu <command>-run emulator console command
Adb logcat [<filter-spec>]-View device log
Adb forward <local> <remote>-forward socket connections
Forward specs are one:
Tcp: <port>
Localabstract: <unix domain socket name>
Localreserved: <unix domain socket name>
Localfilesystem: <unix domain socket name>
Dev: <character device name>
Jdwp: <process pid> (remote only)
Adb jdwp-list PIDs of processes hosting a JDWP transport
Adb install [-l] [-r] [-s] <file>-push this package file to the device and install it
('-L' means forward-lock the app)
('-R' means reinstall the app, keeping its data)
('-S' means install on SD card instead of internal storage)
Adb uninstall [-k] <package>-remove this app package from the device
('-K' means keep the data and cache directories)
Adb bugreport-return all information from the device
That shoshould be added in a bug report.

Adb help-show this help message
Adb version-show version num

DATAOPTS:
(No option)-don't touch the data partition
-W-wipe the data partition
-D-flash the data partition

Scripting:
Adb wait-for-device-block until device is online
Adb start-server-ensure that there is a server running
Adb kill-server-kill the server if it is running
Adb get-state-prints: offline | bootloader | device
Adb get-serialno-prints: <serial-number>
Adb status-window-continuously print device status for a specified device
Adb remount-remounts the/system partition on the device read-write
Adb reboot [bootloader | recovery]-reboots the device, optionally into the bootloader or recovery program
Adb reboot-bootloader-reboots the device into the bootloader
Adb root-restarts the adbd daemon with root permissions
Adb usb-restarts the adbd daemon listening on USB
Adb tcpip <port>-restarts the adbd daemon listening on TCP on the specified port
Networking:
Adb ppp <tty> [parameters]-Run PPP over USB.
Note: you shoshould not automatically start a PPP connection.
<Tty> refers to the tty for PPP stream. Eg. dev:/dev/omap_csmi_tty1
[Parameters]-Eg. defaultroute debug dump local notty usepeerdns

Adb sync notes: adb sync [<directory>]
<Localdir> can be interpreted in several ways:

-If <directory> is not specified, both/system and/data partitions will be updated.

-If it is "system" or "data", only the corresponding partition
Is updated.

Environmental variables:
ADB_TRACE-Print debug information. A comma separated list of the following values
1 or all, adb, sockets, packets, rwx, usb, sync, sysdeps, transport, jdwp
ANDROID_SERIAL-The serial number to connect to.-s takes priority over this if given.
ANDROID_LOG_TAGS-When used with the logcat option, only these debug tags are printed.