Useful Android Terminal (ADB Shell) Commands

To root your Android Device and install custom ROM on your device and install applications, you might requires some android terminal command or ADB (Android Debug Bridge) shell command knowledge. Here are some basic android commands that are being used on Android platform frequently and that every android user must know.

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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

adb shell

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

 adb shell reboot

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

adb shell reboot recovery

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

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

5. Pulling applications from Android phone to computer

	adb pull /system/sd/app app
	adb pull /system/sd/app-private appprivate

6. Pushing applications back to android phone from the computer

	adb push app /system/sd/app
	adb push app-private /system/sd/appprivate

7. Delete existing apps on Android SD

	adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app
	adb shell rm -r /system/sd/appprivate

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 belowRestart the phone into Recovery mode, press “Alt + X” into the console
Open cmd and enter the following command

mount / data

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

adb remount

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

adb remount

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

adb logcat

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

	$ su
	# cd /data
	# wget http://64.105.21.209/bin/lib/droid/sdsplit4
	# 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.

	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

	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:

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

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

Exit Hyper Terminal and restart the phone.

dab reboot oem-78
when permission denied
su
# mount -o remount,rw /system
mount -o remount,rw /system
# rm /system/app/com.wsandroid.apk
rm /system/app/com.wsandroid.apk
#

Changing Font

#su (wait for the superuser screen, and press "yes")
#mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
#chmod 4755 /system/fonts/DroidSansFallback.ttf
#dd if=/sdcard/DroidSansFallback.ttf of=/system/fonts/DroidSansFallback.ttf
#reboot

To exit the terminal on your android device:

#exit

just type exit and press enter.

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