adb

Transferring files using push and pull

Syntax#

  • adb push [-p] LOCAL REMOTE
  • adb pull [-a] [-p] REMOTE [LOCAL]

Parameters#

Parameters Details
LOCAL A file or directory that is located on the user’s computer
REMOTE A file or directory that is located on the user’s Android device
-a Also copy the file the remote file’s timestamp and file mode data
-p Display transfer progress while the file or directory is copying
## Remarks#
If LOCAL is omitted in the adb pull command, the filename from REMOTE is used

LOCAL can be a relative path or an absolute path, but REMOTE must be an absolute path

Push a file to the SD card

adb push file.txt /sdcard/

Pull a file from the SD card to the current working directory

adb pull /sdcard/file.txt

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