Android Command Line Quickref

android_command_line_quickref.txt

This is a work in progress.

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            ABD
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List devices        adb devices
Start shell         adb shell
Install apk         adb install path/to/apk

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          SHELL COMMANDS
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Activity manager       am
Package manager        pm

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              BUILDING
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Build debug        ./gradlew assembleDebug
Build staging      ./gradlew assembleStaging

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              DEBUGGING
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List debuggable pids   adb jdwp
Setup port forwarding  adb forward tcp:<port #> jdwp:<relevant pid>
Launch jdb             jdb -sourcepath <path to src> -attach localhost:<port #>
Breakpoint in method   stop in com.myPackage.Class.methodName
Breakpoint by line #   stop at com.myPackage.Class lineNumber
list                   show surrounding source code
step                   execute current line (step into)
next                   step over
step up                step until current method returns
help                   see available commands

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          CREATING PROJECTS
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List target SDKs    android list targets
Create project      android create project

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          MANAGING AVDs
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Create AVD          android create avd -n <name> -t <targetID>
Delete AVD          android delete avd -n <name>
Update AVD paths    android update avd -n <name>
Move AVD            android move avd -n <name>
List AVDs           android list avd
Start emulator      emulator -avd <avd-name>