1 page.title=android 2 parent.title=Tools 3 parent.link=index.html 4 @jd:body 5 6 <p>{@code android} is an important development tool that lets you:</p> 7 8 <ul> 9 <li>Create, delete, and view Android Virtual Devices (AVDs). See <a href= 10 "{@docRoot}guide/developing/devices/managing-avds-cmdline.html">Managing AVDs from the Command 11 Line</a>.</li> 12 13 <li>Create and update Android projects. See <a href= 14 "{@docRoot}guide/developing/projects/projects-cmdline.html">Managing Projects from 15 the Command Line</a>.</li> 16 17 <li>Update your Android SDK with new platforms, add-ons, and documentation. See <a href= 18 "{@docRoot}sdk/adding-components.html">Adding SDK Components</a>.</li> 19 </ul>If you are using Eclipse, the <code>android</code> tool's features are integrated 20 into ADT, so you should not need to use this tool directly. 21 22 <h2>Syntax</h2> 23 <pre>android [global options] action [action options]</pre> 24 25 <h3>Global Options</h3> 26 27 <dl> 28 <dt><code>-s</code></dt> 29 30 <dd>Silent mode: only errors are printed out</dd> 31 32 <dt><code>-h</code></dt> 33 34 <dd>Usage help</dd> 35 36 <dt><code>-v</code></dt> 37 38 <dd>Verbose mode: errors, warnings and informational messages are printed.</dd> 39 </dl> 40 41 <h3>AVD actions and options</h3> 42 43 <table> 44 <tr> 45 <th width="15%">Action</th> 46 47 <th width="20%">Option</th> 48 49 <th width="30%">Description</th> 50 51 <th>Comments</th> 52 </tr> 53 54 <tr> 55 <td rowspan="6"><code>create avd</code></td> 56 57 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 58 59 <td>The name for the AVD.</td> 60 61 <td>Required</td> 62 </tr> 63 64 <tr> 65 <td><code>-t <targetID></code></td> 66 67 <td>Target ID of the system image to use with the new AVD. To obtain a list of available 68 targets, use <code>android list targets</code></td> 69 70 <td>Required</td> 71 </tr> 72 73 <tr> 74 <td><code>-c <path>|<size>[K|M]</code></td> 75 76 <td>The path to the SD card image to use with this AVD or the size of a new SD card image to 77 create for this AVD. For example, <code>-c path/to/sdcard</code> or <code>-c 78 1000M</code>.</td> 79 80 <td></td> 81 </tr> 82 83 <tr> 84 <td><code>-f</code></td> 85 86 <td>Force creation of the AVD</td> 87 88 <td></td> 89 </tr> 90 91 <tr> 92 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 93 94 <td>Path to the location at which to create the directory for this AVD's files.</td> 95 96 <td></td> 97 </tr> 98 99 <tr> 100 <td><code>-s <name>|<width>-<height></code></td> 101 102 <td>The skin to use for this AVD, identified by name or dimensions. The <code>android</code> 103 tool scans for a matching skin by name or dimension in the <code>skins/</code> directory of 104 the target referenced in the <code>-t <targetID></code> argument. For example, <code>-s 105 HVGA-L</code></td> 106 107 <td></td> 108 </tr> 109 110 <tr> 111 <td><code>delete avd</code></td> 112 113 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 114 115 <td>The name of the AVD to delete</td> 116 117 <td>Required</td> 118 </tr> 119 120 <tr> 121 <td rowspan="3"><code>move avd</code></td> 122 123 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 124 125 <td>The name of the AVD to move</td> 126 127 <td>Required</td> 128 </tr> 129 130 <tr> 131 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 132 133 <td>Path to the location at which to create the directory for this AVD's files.</td> 134 135 <td></td> 136 </tr> 137 138 <tr> 139 <td><code>-r <new-name></code></td> 140 141 <td>New name of the AVD if you want to rename it</td> 142 143 <td></td> 144 </tr> 145 146 <tr> 147 <td><code>update avd</code></td> 148 149 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 150 151 <td>The name of the AVD to move</td> 152 153 <td>Required</td> 154 </tr> 155 </table> 156 157 <h3>Project actions and options</h3> 158 159 <table> 160 <tr> 161 <th width="15%">Action</th> 162 163 <th width="20%">Option</th> 164 165 <th width="30%">Description</th> 166 167 <th>Comments</th> 168 </tr> 169 170 <tr> 171 <td rowspan="5"><code>create project</code></td> 172 173 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 174 175 <td>The name for the project</td> 176 177 <td>Required</td> 178 </tr> 179 180 <tr> 181 <td><code>-t <targetID></code></td> 182 183 <td>Target ID of the system image to use with the new AVD. To obtain a list of available 184 targets, use <code>android list targets</code></td> 185 186 <td>Required</td> 187 </tr> 188 189 <tr> 190 <td><code>-k <path>|<size>[K|M]</code></td> 191 192 <td>Package namespace</td> 193 194 <td>Required</td> 195 </tr> 196 197 <tr> 198 <td><code>-a</code></td> 199 200 <td>Name for the default Activity class</td> 201 202 <td>Required</td> 203 </tr> 204 205 <tr> 206 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 207 208 <td>Location of your project directory</td> 209 210 <td>Required</td> 211 </tr> 212 213 <tr> 214 <td rowspan="5"><code>update project</code></td> 215 216 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 217 218 <td>The name of the project to update</td> 219 220 <td></td> 221 </tr> 222 223 <tr> 224 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 225 226 <td>Location path of the project</td> 227 228 <td>Required</td> 229 </tr> 230 231 <tr> 232 <td><code>-l <library path></code></td> 233 234 <td>Location path of an Android Library to add, relative to the main project</td> 235 236 <td></td> 237 </tr> 238 239 <tr> 240 <td><code>-s <subprojects></code></td> 241 242 <td>Update any projects in subfolders such as test projects</td> 243 244 <td></td> 245 </tr> 246 247 <tr> 248 <td><code>-t <targetID></code></td> 249 250 <td>Target id to set for the project</td> 251 252 <td></td> 253 </tr> 254 255 <tr> 256 <td rowspan="3"><code>create-test-project</code></td> 257 258 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 259 260 <td>The name of the project</td> 261 262 <td></td> 263 </tr> 264 265 <tr> 266 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 267 268 <td>Location path of the project</td> 269 270 <td>Required</td> 271 </tr> 272 273 <tr> 274 <td><code>-m <main></code></td> 275 276 <td>The name of the project</td> 277 278 <td>Required</td> 279 </tr> 280 281 <tr> 282 <td rowspan="2"><code>update-test-project</code></td> 283 284 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 285 286 <td>Location path of the project to test, relative to the new project</td> 287 288 <td>Required</td> 289 </tr> 290 291 <tr> 292 <td><code>-m <main></code></td> 293 294 <td>The main class of the project to test</td> 295 296 <td>Required</td> 297 </tr> 298 299 <tr> 300 <td rowspan="4"><code>create-lib-project</code></td> 301 302 <td><code>-k <packageName></code></td> 303 304 <td>(Required) Package name of the library project</td> 305 306 <td>Required</td> 307 </tr> 308 309 <tr> 310 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 311 312 <td>Location path of the project</td> 313 314 <td>Required</td> 315 </tr> 316 317 <tr> 318 <td><code>-t <targetID></code></td> 319 320 <td>Target ID of the library project</td> 321 322 <td>Required</td> 323 </tr> 324 325 <tr> 326 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 327 328 <td>The name of the project</td> 329 330 <td>Required</td> 331 </tr> 332 333 <tr> 334 <td rowspan="3"><code>update-lib-project</code></td> 335 336 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 337 338 <td>Location path of the project</td> 339 340 <td>Required</td> 341 </tr> 342 343 <tr> 344 <td><code>-l <libraryPath></code></td> 345 346 <td>Location path of an Android Library to add, relative to the main project</td> 347 348 <td></td> 349 </tr> 350 351 <tr> 352 <td><code>-t <name></code></td> 353 354 <td>Target ID of the library project</td> 355 356 <td></td> 357 </tr> 358 </table> 359 360 <h3>Update actions</h3> 361 <dl> 362 <dt><code>update adb</code></dt> 363 <dd>Updates adb to support the USB devices declared in the SDK add-ons.</dd> 364 365 <dt><code>update sdk</code></dt> 366 <dd>Updates the SDK by suggesting new platforms to install if available.</dd> 367
