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Common ADB Commands

This section describes common ADB commands.

Basic Operations

Install an app.

adb install -r xxx.apk //Reinstall the existing application and retain its data and cached files.
adb install -s xxx.apk //Install the APK to the SD card.
adb install -f xxx.apk //Install the APK to the internal system memory.

Obtain the installation position.
```
adb shell pm get-install-location
```

Uninstall an app.

adb uninstall <package>
adb uninstall -k <package> //Uninstall the app but retain its data and cached files.

Start ADB.
```
adb start-server
```
Stop ADB.
```
adb kill-server
```
Go to the shell environment.
```
adb shell
```
Exit from the shell environment.
```
exit
```

Checking Device Information

Check the connected device and its serial number.
```
adb devices
```
Check the CPU architecture and number of cores of a cloud phone.
```
adb shell cat /proc/cpuinfo
```
Check detailed system memory information.
```
adb shell cat /proc/meminfo
```
Obtain the disk space of a cloud phone.
```
adb shell df
```

Obtain the OS version of a cloud phone.

adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release

Obtain the MAC address of a cloud phone.

adb shell cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/address

Software Package Manager

Clear all data associated with an application.
```
adb shell pm clear <package>
```
View the APK path of a specified application.
```
adb shell pm path <package>
```
Check the package names of all installed applications.
```
adb shell pm list packages
```
Check the application package whose name contains the "android" field.
```
adb shell pm list packages android
```
Check the package name of a third-party application.
```
adb shell pm list packages -3
```

Checking Processes

Check the memory usage of each process.
```
adb shell procrank
```
Check the process information about an application.
```
adb shell "ps | grep <package>"
```
Stop a process.
```
adb shell kill [pid]
```

File Operations

Send a file from a local device to a cloud phone.
```
adb push file mobile_directory
```
Example:

Send file C:/Downloads/test.png /data/media/0/Pictures on the local device to the cloud phone directory /data/media/0/Pictures by running the following command: adb push C:/Downloads/test.png /data/media/0/Pictures. To check whether the file is sent successfully, run the following commands:
```
adb shell
cd /sdcard/Download
ls
```
Copy a file from a cloud phone to a local device.
```
adb pull file local_computer_directory
```
Example:

Copy file /sdcard/Download/test.png on a cloud phone to the C:/Downloads directory on a local device by running the following command: adb pull /sdcard/Download/test.png C:/Downloads.
Move a file or folder.
```
adb shell mv path/file newpath/file
```
Create a folder.
```
adb shell mkdir path
```
Create a file.
```
adb shell touch filename
```

Rename a file or folder.

adb shell rename path/filename newpath/newfilename

Check the file content.
```
adb shell cat file
```

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