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Android Debug Bridge (adb) is a versatile command line tool that lets you communicate with an emulator instance or connected Android-powered device. |
Android Debug Bridge (adb) is a versatile command line tool that lets you communicate with an emulator instance or connected Android-powered device. |
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It is a client-server program that includes three components: |
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A client, which runs on your development machine. You can invoke a client from a shell by issuing an adb command. Other Android tools such as the ADT plugin and DDMS also create adb clients. |
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A server, which runs as a background process on your development machine. The server manages communication between the client and the adb daemon running on an emulator or device. |
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A daemon, which runs as a background process on each emulator or device instance. |
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You can find the adb tool in <sdk>/platform-tools/. [http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Where to download Android SDK] |
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Revision as of 22:38, 14 April 2014
Android Debug Bridge (adb) is a versatile command line tool that lets you communicate with an emulator instance or connected Android-powered device. It is a client-server program that includes three components:
A client, which runs on your development machine. You can invoke a client from a shell by issuing an adb command. Other Android tools such as the ADT plugin and DDMS also create adb clients. A server, which runs as a background process on your development machine. The server manages communication between the client and the adb daemon running on an emulator or device. A daemon, which runs as a background process on each emulator or device instance.
You can find the adb tool in <sdk>/platform-tools/. Where to download Android SDK
See also