Basic Android Terminal and ADB Shell Command List

While rooting your Android Phone or installing custom ROM on your mobile or partitioning your android device to install applications, requires some android terminal command and ADB (Android Debug Bridge) shell command knowledge. Below is the list of some basic android commands that are being used on Android platform frequently and that every android user

must know.
 

Basic Android Terminal and ADB Shell Command List

1. How to open a cmd in Android Phone
Method 1: “Start” – “”Program”-” “Accessories” – “” Command Prompt ”
Method 2: “Start” – “” Run “, type cmd ENTER

2. How to restart Android Phone
When the phone and Computer is connected to the data cable, you can enter the following command

1	adb shell reboot === ENTER

3. Restart Android into Recovery Mode
With the data cable connected to your phone and computer, enter the following command

1	adb shell reboot recovery === ENTER

4. Convert back to ext2 partition
Restart the phone into Recovery mode, press “Alt + X” into the console. Open cmd and enter the following command

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adb shell === ENTER tune2fs-O ^ has_journal / dev/block/mmcblk0p2 === carriage return e2fsck / dev/block/mmcblk0p2 === carriage return (optional, can be a problem area in section 2, when used)

5. Pulling applications from Android phone to computer

1 2	adb pull /system/sd/app app adb pull /system/sd/app-private app-private

6. Pushing applications back to android phone from the computer

1 2	adb push app /system/sd/app adb push app-private /system/sd/app-private

7. Delete existing apps on Android SD

1 2	adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app-private

8. Repair gravity System or switch to screen
Sometimes frequent brushing of phone can cause gravity system or switch to screen failure. Just follow the steps below-
Restart the phone into Recovery mode, press “Alt + X” into the console
Open cmd and enter the following command

1 2	mount / data === carriage return rm / data / misc / akmd * / data / misc / rild * === ENTER

9. Ext2/ext3/ext4 formatted partition
Enter the following command in the cmd

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adb remount === ENTER adb shell === ENTER rm-r / system / sd / * === carriage return

10. Remove/ system / app under the application
Under normal circumstances / system / app is not under an application. Use the following methods to remove these applications.
Open cmd and enter the following command

1 2	adb remount === ENTER adb rm / system / app / Stocks.apk === Enter

11. If the start Time is too Long
Just enter the following command in order to view the boot process.

1	adb logcat === ENTER

12. Through Terminal Partition SD card
It will erase everything on your SD card

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$  su # cd /data # wget http://64.105.21.209/bin/lib/droid/sdsplit # chmod 555 sdsplit # /data/sdsplit -fs *size* (add -nc to the end for JFv1.5ADP)

13. From the Recovery Screen, send an update file to your SD card.

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adb shell mount /sdcard adb shell rm /sdcard/update.zip adb push *filename* /sdcard/update.zip

14. Restoring a nandroid backup via Fastboot
Start command-prompt/terminal cd to the nandroid folder and enter following commands

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fastboot erase boot fastboot erase recovery fastboot flash system system.img fastboot flash boot boot.img fastboot flash userdata data.img fastboot flash recovery recovery.img fastboot reboot

15. Clear Search History in Android

Search History is accounted for Mobile Memory. It can also leak your privacy information as well. Just follow the steps below to clear android history.

Steps are as follows:

1. Make sure your mobile phone has Root authority.
2. Open the super-terminal.
3. Enter the following command

1 2	su rm / data / data / com.android.vending / databases / suggestions.db

4. Exit Hyper Terminal and restart the phone.

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