Android check db file with "run -as" on windows

Question

Hi I am trying to access my android application db file which is non-rooted device. I tried "run -as" command on windows but it not working. It is giving me following error :

/system/bin/sh: run: not found

Am I doing any thing wrong? Need some help. Thank you.

I use a simpler way: **1** - Copy the db on the pc. **2** - Open it in FireFox SQLite Manager plugin. — Phantômaxx, Aug 03 '15 at 09:48
@DerGol...lum thank you for quick help. I want that db file first then I can copy and open it. So I am trying to copy that file first — nilkash, Aug 03 '15 at 09:50
the command is not `run -as` but `run-as`. voting to close as a typo — Alex P., Sep 26 '16 at 15:33

Harish Sridharan · Answer 1 · 2015-08-03T09:59:40.497

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run-as command was available on Android Device till 2.3 Gingerbread OS. Beyond that this script was no longer available. Either root your device to read them or write a method to copy the database file to /sdcard path or /data/local/tmp and use LauncherAcitivity's oncreate to call that method to make it available on sdcard or tmp path.

EDIT:

run-as is a spaceless keyword. In your question, it seemed to have a space between run and hyphen. Double check it.

edited Aug 03 '15 at 09:59

answered Aug 03 '15 at 09:51

Harish Sridharan

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Edited the answer. Seems like you have a space in the script caller. I just checked in 4.3 jelly bean and found run-as script presence. – Harish Sridharan Aug 03 '15 at 10:00
May be OS 5+ does not have them. Long back, I heard it was a deprecated script but not sure. – Harish Sridharan Aug 03 '15 at 10:03
yeah I also heard that. But is there any alternative way to do that? – nilkash Aug 03 '15 at 10:05
I guess you have no option if you device is not rooted and cannot introduce debug method as I wrote in answer. – Harish Sridharan Aug 03 '15 at 10:07

Android check db file with "run -as" on windows

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