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}tools/devices/managing-avds-cmdline.html">Managing AVDs from the Command Line</a>.</li> 11 12 <li>Create and update Android projects. See <a href= 13 "{@docRoot}tools/projects/projects-cmdline.html">Managing Projects from 14 the Command Line</a>.</li> 15 16 <li>Update your Android SDK with new platforms, add-ons, and documentation. See <a href= 17 "{@docRoot}tools/help/sdk-manager.html">SDK Manager</a>.</li> 18 </ul> 19 20 <p>If you are using Android Studio or Eclipse, the <code>android</code> tool's features are 21 integrated into the IDE, so you should not need to use this tool directly. </p> 22 23 <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> The documentation of options below is not exhaustive 24 and may be out of date. For the most current list of options, execute <code>android 25 --help</code>.</p> 26 27 28 29 30 <h2>Syntax</h2> 31 <pre>android [global options] action [action options]</pre> 32 33 <h3>Global Options</h3> 34 35 <dl> 36 <dt><code>-s</code></dt> 37 38 <dd>Silent mode: only errors are printed out</dd> 39 40 <dt><code>-h</code></dt> 41 42 <dd>Usage help</dd> 43 44 <dt><code>-v</code></dt> 45 46 <dd>Verbose mode: errors, warnings and informational messages are printed.</dd> 47 </dl> 48 49 <h3>AVD actions and options</h3> 50 51 <table> 52 <tr> 53 <th width="15%">Action</th> 54 55 <th width="20%">Option</th> 56 57 <th width="30%">Description</th> 58 59 <th>Comments</th> 60 </tr> 61 62 <tr> 63 <td><code>avd</code></td> 64 65 <td>None</td> 66 67 <td>Launch the AVD Manager</td> 68 69 <td></td> 70 </tr> 71 72 <tr> 73 <td><code>sdk</code></td> 74 75 <td>None</td> 76 77 <td>Launch the Android SDK Manager</td> 78 79 <td></td> 80 </tr> 81 82 <tr> 83 <td rowspan="6"><code>create avd</code></td> 84 85 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 86 87 <td>The name for the AVD.</td> 88 89 <td>Required</td> 90 </tr> 91 92 <tr> 93 <td><code>-t <targetID></code></td> 94 95 <td>Target ID of the system image to use with the new AVD. To obtain a list of available 96 targets, use <code>android list targets</code></td> 97 98 <td>Required</td> 99 </tr> 100 101 <tr> 102 <td><code>-c <path>|<size>[K|M]</code></td> 103 104 <td>The path to the SD card image to use with this AVD or the size of a new SD card image to 105 create for this AVD. For example, <code>-c path/to/sdcard</code> or <code>-c 106 1000M</code>.</td> 107 108 <td></td> 109 </tr> 110 111 <tr> 112 <td><code>-f</code></td> 113 114 <td>Force creation of the AVD</td> 115 116 <td></td> 117 </tr> 118 119 <tr> 120 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 121 122 <td>Path to the location at which to create the directory for this AVD's files.</td> 123 124 <td></td> 125 </tr> 126 127 <tr> 128 <td><code>-s <name>|<width>-<height></code></td> 129 130 <td>The skin to use for this AVD, identified by name or dimensions. The <code>android</code> 131 tool scans for a matching skin by name or dimension in the <code>skins/</code> directory of 132 the target referenced in the <code>-t <targetID></code> argument. For example, <code>-s 133 HVGA-L</code></td> 134 135 <td></td> 136 </tr> 137 138 <tr> 139 <td><code>delete avd</code></td> 140 141 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 142 143 <td>The name of the AVD to delete</td> 144 145 <td>Required</td> 146 </tr> 147 148 <tr> 149 <td rowspan="3"><code>move avd</code></td> 150 151 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 152 153 <td>The name of the AVD to move</td> 154 155 <td>Required</td> 156 </tr> 157 158 <tr> 159 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 160 161 <td>Path to the location at which to create the directory for this AVD's files.</td> 162 163 <td></td> 164 </tr> 165 166 <tr> 167 <td><code>-r <new-name></code></td> 168 169 <td>New name of the AVD if you want to rename it</td> 170 171 <td></td> 172 </tr> 173 174 <tr> 175 <td><code>update avd</code></td> 176 177 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 178 179 <td>The name of the AVD to move</td> 180 181 <td>Required</td> 182 </tr> 183 </table> 184 185 <h3>Project actions and options</h3> 186 187 <table> 188 <tr> 189 <th width="15%">Action</th> 190 191 <th width="20%">Option</th> 192 193 <th width="30%">Description</th> 194 195 <th>Comments</th> 196 </tr> 197 198 <tr> 199 <td rowspan="5"><code>create project</code></td> 200 201 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 202 203 <td>The name for the project</td> 204 205 <td>Required</td> 206 </tr> 207 208 <tr> 209 <td><code>-t <targetID></code></td> 210 211 <td>Target ID of the system image to use with the new AVD. To obtain a list of available 212 targets, use <code>android list targets</code></td> 213 214 <td>Required</td> 215 </tr> 216 217 <tr> 218 <td><code>-k <path>|<size>[K|M]</code></td> 219 220 <td>Package namespace</td> 221 222 <td>Required</td> 223 </tr> 224 225 <tr> 226 <td><code>-a</code></td> 227 228 <td>Name for the default Activity class</td> 229 230 <td>Required</td> 231 </tr> 232 233 <tr> 234 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 235 236 <td>Location of your project directory</td> 237 238 <td>Required</td> 239 </tr> 240 241 <tr> 242 <td rowspan="5"><code>update project</code></td> 243 244 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 245 246 <td>The name of the project to update</td> 247 248 <td></td> 249 </tr> 250 251 <tr> 252 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 253 254 <td>Location path of the project</td> 255 256 <td>Required</td> 257 </tr> 258 259 <tr> 260 <td><code>-l <library path></code></td> 261 262 <td>Location path of an Android Library to add, relative to the main project</td> 263 264 <td></td> 265 </tr> 266 267 <tr> 268 <td><code>-s <subprojects></code></td> 269 270 <td>Update any projects in subfolders such as test projects</td> 271 272 <td></td> 273 </tr> 274 275 <tr> 276 <td><code>-t <targetID></code></td> 277 278 <td>Target id to set for the project</td> 279 280 <td></td> 281 </tr> 282 283 <tr> 284 <td rowspan="3"><code>create test-project</code></td> 285 286 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 287 288 <td>The name of the project</td> 289 290 <td></td> 291 </tr> 292 293 <tr> 294 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 295 296 <td>Location path of the project</td> 297 298 <td>Required</td> 299 </tr> 300 301 <tr> 302 <td><code>-m <main></code></td> 303 304 <td>The name of the project</td> 305 306 <td>Required</td> 307 </tr> 308 309 <tr> 310 <td rowspan="2"><code>update test-project</code></td> 311 312 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 313 314 <td>Location path of the project to test, relative to the new project</td> 315 316 <td>Required</td> 317 </tr> 318 319 <tr> 320 <td><code>-m <main></code></td> 321 322 <td>The main class of the project to test</td> 323 324 <td>Required</td> 325 </tr> 326 327 <tr> 328 <td rowspan="4"><code>create lib-project</code></td> 329 330 <td><code>-k <packageName></code></td> 331 332 <td>(Required) Package name of the library project</td> 333 334 <td>Required</td> 335 </tr> 336 337 <tr> 338 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 339 340 <td>Location path of the project</td> 341 342 <td>Required</td> 343 </tr> 344 345 <tr> 346 <td><code>-t <targetID></code></td> 347 348 <td>Target ID of the library project</td> 349 350 <td>Required</td> 351 </tr> 352 353 <tr> 354 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 355 356 <td>The name of the project</td> 357 358 <td>Required</td> 359 </tr> 360 361 <tr> 362 <td rowspan="3"><code>update lib-project</code></td> 363 364 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 365 366 <td>Location path of the project</td> 367 368 <td>Required</td> 369 </tr> 370 371 <tr> 372 <td><code>-l <libraryPath></code></td> 373 374 <td>Location path of an Android Library to add, relative to the main project</td> 375 376 <td></td> 377 </tr> 378 379 <tr> 380 <td><code>-t <name></code></td> 381 382 <td>Target ID of the library project</td> 383 384 <td></td> 385 </tr> 386 387 <tr> 388 <td rowspan="3"><code>create uitest-project</code></td> 389 <td><code>-n <name></code></td> 390 <td>The name of the UI test project</td> 391 <td></td> 392 </tr> 393 394 <tr> 395 <td><code>-t <name></code></td> 396 397 <td>Target ID of the UI test project</td> 398 399 <td>Required</td> 400 </tr> 401 402 <tr> 403 <td><code>-p <path></code></td> 404 405 <td>Location path of the UI test project</td> 406 407 <td>Required</td> 408 </tr> 409 410 </table> 411 412 <h3>Update actions</h3> 413 <dl> 414 <dt><code>update adb</code></dt> 415 <dd>Updates adb to support the USB devices declared in the SDK add-ons.</dd> 416 417 <dt><code>update sdk</code></dt> 418 <dd>Updates the SDK by suggesting new platforms to install if available.</dd> 419
