How do I run adb on a mac terminal?

Question

adb shell run-as /data/data/com.mypackagename 

returns

adb command not found

though I see adb in the dir

Answer 1

If you are in that directory, you can run it with a leading dot-slash, i.e. ./adb shell run-as /data/data/com.mypackagename.

In general, you might want to add that directory to your PATH environment variable.

Answer 2

If you are using Catalina:

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:~/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc
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Answer 3

You just need to add this path to your bash profile and source it:

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:~/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/' >> ~/.bash_profile

source ~/.bash_profile

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Answer 4

For Xamarin Studio users, this is a copy/paste from the Xamarin forums

From Xamarin Studio, go to Tools, then select "Open Android SDK Command Prompt". This will open a terminal window and automatically navigate you to the Android SDK location. From there you can use the ADB command.

Answer 5

The first step, you should get android sdk directory path by open:

Android Studio -> Preferences -> Appearance & Behavior -> System Settings -> Android SDK

The path will be show here. example: /Users/thisismyaccount/Library/Android/sdk

Next, you open Terminal and type command as below:

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/Users/*thisismyaccount*/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/' >> ~/.bash_profile

source ~/.bash_profile

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Answer 6

As HuyTTQ said, first check your android SDK path.

Then export it:

export ADB="/Users/your_username/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb"

$ADB devices

this will only work temporarily for this opened terminal.