ju-de / crab-adb

add new functionality to Android Debug Bridge and extend its usability to work with multiple devices or emulators at a time.

crab (an ADB wrapper)

Adds new functionality to Android Debug Bridge and extend its usability to work with multiple devices or emulators at a time.

Requires Android Debug Bridge

Requires aapt (only for uninstall)

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Selection Filters

-d        - physical devices

-e        - emulators

-a        - selects all

-ad      - automatically selects all physical devices

-ae      - automatically selects all emulators

Commands Available

adb help                           - shows usage of the script

adb l                                 - lists connected devices

adb s                                - takes a screenshot on selected devices

adb t "text input"            - types on selected devices

adb i <file>                       - pushes this package file to selected devices and installs it (overinstall)

adb u <file>                      - removes this app package from selected devices

adb c <file>                      - force closes app and clears data

adb <adb command>      - executes command using original adb

Install

1. Ensure that you have adb installed (and aapt if you want uninstall)

2. Set ANDROID_HOME correctly in the PATH

3. Download crab.sh

4. cd into the folder with crab.sh

5. Set up an alias for the script to redirect adb by typing the following:

alias adb=./crab.sh

Note: The alias can be removed anytime by typing the following:

unalias adb

Usage

Type commands like this:

crab <selection filter> <command>

Bugs/Future Enhancements

• commands with | (pipes) do not work with selection filters
• "Number of devices found: X" is outputted when running help command with a filter
• Install/uninstall does not work if apk name has a space?
• batch installation
• clear data
• screen recording