How do I pass an absolute path to the adb command via git bash for windows?

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I'm trying to pass a unix style path to the Android adb command using a git bash (msysgit) but the shell is interpreting my path incorrectly. This is what I've tried so far:

$ adb push myfile /mnt/sdcard/
failed to copy 'myfile' to 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/mnt/sdcard/': No such file or directory

$ adb push myfile "/mnt/sdcard/"
failed to copy 'myfile' to 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/mnt/sdcard/': No such file or directory

$ adb push myfile '/mnt/sdcard/'
failed to copy 'myfile' to 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/mnt/sdcard/': No such file or directory

What is the correct way to do this?

Did u try the same in "cmd" (dos-prompt) ? I think it will work there — trans1st0r, May 03 '13 at 11:31
@DevJyotiBehera Yes, I did try it with the windows cmd prompt, and it does work, but I was trying to figure out why it was not working with msysgit. I want to understand how paths and quoting work here. — B Johnson, May 03 '13 at 21:14
Have you checked http://stackoverflow.com/q/11519659/1983854 ? Also, does `ls /mnt/sdcard/` work? To see if it detects the path properly. — fedorqui, Jun 17 '13 at 11:16
Identical problem here. Gitbash, adb, and push/pull requests. Everything in gitbash seems to work as per standard bash. Curiously, my system even duplicated your problem by prefixing the intended path with `C:/Program Files/Git`. Both solutions below worked for me, so I'm running withe simpler one, ie. `adb push myfile //mnt/sdcard`. Lifesaver! — Stephen Hosking, Jul 11 '20 at 03:22

score 40 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 08 '22 at 00:40

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According to this answer, the MSYS shell is mangling the file name according to these rules. According to the mangling rules, the following should work for you:

adb push myfile '//mnt\sdcard\'

(replace the first slash with two slashes and all remaining slashes with a backslash)

edited Aug 08 '22 at 00:40

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answered Jun 17 '13 at 01:34

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i was able to do it with all forward-slashes (/) – Jayen Nov 08 '13 at 23:37
U saved my day. Thx. – Allen Vork May 15 '18 at 10:16
I had to use `"//mnt\/sdcard\/"` – Arunkumar Sep 18 '19 at 06:51

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 12 '13 at 05:34

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adb push myfile //mnt/sdcard

linux isn't picky about duplicate /s

answered Nov 12 '13 at 05:34

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How do I pass an absolute path to the adb command via git bash for windows?

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