Android Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v3.05, by Herong Yang
Archived: "adb push" and "adb pull" Commands
This section describes 'adb push' and 'adb pull' commands, which allows you to copy files to and from the remote Android emulator or device.
This tutorial was based on Android SDK R17 with Android 4.0.3 and left here as a reference.
The "adb" tool also offers you commands to copy files into and from the connected Android emulator or devices.
The "adb push <local> <remote>" copies a file or folder from the local system to the remote emulator or device.
The "adb pull <remote> <local>" copies a file or folder from the remote emulator or device to the local system.
Example 1 - Copying "Silk-Road.jpg" to the /sdcard/Picture folder in the emulator:
C:\local\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb push \ \herong\Pictures\Silk-Road.jpg /sdcard/Picture 258 KB/s (111019 bytes in 0.420s)
Example 2 - Copying "init.rc" from the / folder in the emulator:
C:\local\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb pull \ /init.rc \herong 139 KB/s (17040 bytes in 0.119s)
Example 3 - Copying all files from the /data/data folder in the emulator:
C:\local\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb pull /data/app \herong\app pull: building file list... pull: /data/app/GestureBuilder.apk -> \herong\app/GestureBuilder.apk pull: /data/app/SoftKeyboard.apk -> \herong\app/SoftKeyboard.apk pull: /data/app/ApiDemos.apk -> \herong\app/ApiDemos.apk pull: /data/app/SoftKeyboard.odex -> \herong\app/SoftKeyboard.odex pull: /data/app/CubeLiveWallpapers.apk -> \herong\app/CubeLiveWallp... pull: /data/app/ApiDemos.odex -> \herong\app/ApiDemos.odex pull: /data/app/GestureBuilder.odex -> \herong\app/GestureBuilder.odex pull: /data/app/WidgetPreview.odex -> \herong\app/WidgetPreview.odex pull: /data/app/CubeLiveWallpapers.odex -> \herong\app/CubeLiveWall... pull: /data/app/WidgetPreview.apk -> \herong\app/WidgetPreview.apk pull: /data/app/com.herongyang-1.apk -> \herong\app/com.herongyang-... pull: /data/app/net.sf.andpdf.pdfviewer-1.apk -> \herong\app/net.sf... pull: /data/app/com.adobe.reader-1.apk -> \herong\app/com.adobe.rea... 13 files pulled. 0 files skipped. 148 KB/s (7022410 bytes in 46.298s)
Table of Contents
Installing JDK 1.8 on Windows System
Installation of Android SDK R24 and Emulator
Installing Apache Ant 1.9 on Windows System
Developing First Android Application - HelloAndroid
Android Application Package (APK) Files
Android Debug Bridge (adb) Tool
AboutAndroid - Application to Retrieve System Information
android.app.Activity Class and Activity Lifecycle
View Objects and Layout Resource Files
Using "adb logcat" Command for Debugging
Build Process and Package File Content
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Mini Tablet
USB Debugging Applications on Samsung Tablet
USB Debugging Applications on LG-V905R Tablet
USB Debugging Applications on LG-P925g Phone
Archived: Downloading and Installing JDK 1.7
Archived: Downloading and Installing Android SDK R17
Archived: Running Android SDK Manager
Archived: Installing Android Platform 4.0.3 and Libraries
Archived: Verifying Android Platform Installation
Archived: Creating Android Virtual Device (AVD)
Archived: Launching Android Emulator in AVD Manager
Archived: Android Emulator Built-in Applications
Archived: Android Emulator Built-in Web Browser
Archived: Downloading and Installing Apache Ant 1.8
Archived: "HelloAndroid" - First Android Project
Archived: Building the Debug Binary Package
Archived: Installing the Debug Binary Package
Archived: Running the Debug Binary Package
Archived: Rebuild the Debug Binary Package
Archived: Redefine Text in Resource Files
Archived: Installing Android PDF Viewer APK File
Archived: Copy PDF File to Android Emulator's File System
Archived: Installing Adobe Reader APK File
Archived: "adb shell" - Remote Shell Interface