Android : adb shell, no command adb found

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I am simply trying to run the adb shell so I can kill a process for testing purposes. I am in the directory platform-tools and the adb executable is in there. When I try to run the shell it says adb command not found. I am running eclipse (through Ubuntu) and using an emulator. Not sure whats going on. Thanks a lot.

if the problem is "file not found" message - see : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2517493/adb-command-not-found-in-linux-environment/13419991#13419991 — Sergey, Nov 16 '12 at 15:57

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 21 '11 at 00:15

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Run it like that ./adb shell (note the ./)

By default, local folder is not in the path.

answered Jul 21 '11 at 00:15

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thank you.I wasted a good bit of time on that. I appreciate it – Mike Casa Jul 21 '11 at 00:29

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 21 '11 at 00:22

adb is not in your path. It's easy enough to add it to your path though, if you're using the latest version of the sdk, open up your .profile file (in your home directory, that's (dot) profile) and add the lines:

PATH=/path/to/sdk/android-sdk-linux_86/tools:$PATH
PATH=/path/to/sdk/android-sdk-linux_86/platform-tools:$PATH

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 21 '11 at 00:56

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You can create a link for adb like this : ln -s adb /usr/local/sbin/adb then you can run adb anywhere

answered Jul 21 '11 at 00:56

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Android : adb shell, no command adb found

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