Check if directory exists using ADB and push a file if it does

Question

I need to be able to test and see if a directory exists on the SD card of an Android device and then push a few files to that directory if it does exist.

So far, I have this:

adb %argument% shell if [ -e /sdcard/ ]; then echo "it does exist"; else echo "it does not exist"; fi;

But how can I let my batch script know that the directory exists so that it can continue to push the file to that directory?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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Here is what I have done in batch script:

set cmd="adb shell ls | find /c "theFile" "
FOR /F %%K IN (' !cmd! ') DO SET TEST=%%K
if !TEST! GTR 0 (
    echo the file exists
) else (
    echo the file does not exist
)

There could be multiple files that fit the fileName, so I chose to have it test greater than 0.

To test for exact match and using bash in Linux (reference):

FILENAME_RESULT=$(adb shell ls / | tr -d '\015'|grep '^fileName$')

if [ -z "$FILENAME_RESULT" ];
then
        echo "No fileName found."
else
        echo "fileName found."
fi

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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answered Jun 05 '12 at 18:38

prolink007

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Where is the 1st one supposed to run at? Windows? – Pedro Reis May 20 '20 at 21:29

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 06 '14 at 16:52

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I think you should list directory dir or ls and next analyze out using grep. If grep found directory script do something.

edited Jan 06 '14 at 16:52

BenMorel

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answered Jun 05 '12 at 16:33

user902691

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No grep on windows machine. And prefer not to download an outside utility to accomplish this goal. – prolink007 Jun 05 '12 at 16:35
I am already aware of `find`, but how am i supposed to use find to set some flag telling my next command to `push` a file to the device? – prolink007 Jun 05 '12 at 16:47
I figured it out. Thanks for the assistance and pointing me to a better solution. – prolink007 Jun 05 '12 at 18:39

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 06 '14 at 04:55

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1) Just use adb shell ls /filepath > fileifpresent

2) grep locally if "No such file or directory" present, then NO

 Else Directory Present

answered May 06 '14 at 04:55

user2257985

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score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 16 '17 at 06:47

Here's how I'll do it checking for the exit status of the command

MyFile="Random.txt"
WorkingPath="/data/local/tmp/RandomFolder"

IsDir=`adb shell ls $WorkingPath &> /dev/null ; echo "$?"`

if [ $IsDir == 0 ] ; then 

   echo "Exist! Copying File To Remote Folder"

   adb push $MyFile $WorkingPath

else

   echo "Folder Don't Exist! Creating Folder To Start Copying File"

   adb shell mkdir $WorkingPath

   adb push $MyFile $WorkingPath

fi

Check if directory exists using ADB and push a file if it does

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