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How to list all the files in android phone by using adb shell?

I just try to write a bash shell for my Android Phone.
When I want list all the files in my Android Phone. I found that the Android shell terminal doesn't support find command.
So I just want to know which is the best way to travel the sdcard files?

Solution

  • I might be wrong but "find -name __" works fine for me. (Maybe it's just my phone.) If you just want to list all files, you can try

    adb shell ls -R /

    You probably need the root permission though.

    Edit: As other answers suggest, use ls with grep like this:

    adb shell ls -Ral yourDirectory | grep -i yourString

    eg.

    adb shell ls -Ral / | grep -i myfile

    -i is for ignore-case. and / is the root directory.