ADB Command Reference

This article introduces the commonly used adb ssh commands. You can execute adb commands in the following two ways:

1. DuoPlus command execution interface: https://help.duoplus.net/docs/execute-the-adb-command
2. adb client: https://help.duoplus.net/docs/adb

File Transfer

Downloading Files from a URL to a Cloud Phone

Downloading files can be time-consuming. By appending > /dev/null 2>&1 & to the command, you can execute the command in the background.

wget --no-check-certificate -O /sdcard/test.apk https://YOUR_APK_URL/test.apk > /dev/null 2>&1 &

Uploading Files from the Cloud Machine to a Relay Station

Uploading files can be time-consuming. By appending > /sdcard/upload.log to the command, you can write the upload progress to a log file; by appending 2>&1 & to the command, you can execute the command in the background to avoid command execution timeout.

curl -F "file=@/sdcard/test.apk" https://temp.sh/upload > /sdcard/upload.log 2>&1 &

After the upload is complete, use the following command to check the upload progress. If the upload is successful, you will see the file download URL in the log file:

cat /sdcard/upload.log

Push files from local computer to cloud device

# Usage
adb push [local computer file location] [cloud device file location]
# Example
adb push C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\example.txt /sdcard/example.txt

Download files from cloud device to local computer

# Usage
adb pull [cloud device file location] [local computer file location]
# Example
adb pull /sdcard/example.txt C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\

Capture screenshot of the phone screen to local computer

adb exec-out screencap -p > screenshot.png

Applications

Get the List of Installed Package Names

pm list packages -3 | cut -d ":" -f 2

Install an Application

pm install /sdcard/test.apk

Start an Application

am start -n $(dumpsys package [package_name] | grep -A 1 'MAIN' | grep '[package_name]' | sed -n 's/.*\(package_name\/[^ ]*\).*/\1/p')

Stop an Application

am force-stop [package_name]

Uninstall an Application

pm uninstall [package_name]

Clear Application Data

pm clear [package_name]

Grant Application Permissions

List of permission names: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission#summary

pm grant [package_name] android.permission.[permission_name]

System Logs

Clear System Logs

logcat -c

Upload System Logs

cat logcat | nc termbin.com 9999

The returned content will include a URL containing the logcat log content.

Tip: This command can upload any text content. For example: cat /sdcard/test.txt | nc termbin.com 9999

Simulate Key Presses

General Keys

You can simulate key operations by calling input keyevent [code].

Below are some commonly used KeyEvent codes for reference:

Usage Examples

input keyevent 19    # Up Arrow Key
input keyevent 66    # Enter Key
input keyevent 3     # Home Key

Click Coordinates

# Click at coordinates (500,300)
input tap 500 300
# Click at coordinates (500,300) and hold for 200ms
input swipe 500 300 500 300 200
# Swipe from coordinates (500,500) to (500,100) over a total duration of 200ms (i.e., swipe up by 400)
input swipe 500 500 500 100 200