apk-adbdump(8)

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💅 apk-adbdump — the manual page, bestie edition 🎀

okay so picture this: it's a system manager's manual, it's called apk-adbdump, and it's about to become your new hyperfixation. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

apk adbdump — dump v3 files in textual representation 💖 like literally just... dump them, but make it readable.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

apk adbdump [<options>...] files...

yes bestie, <options> first, then your files... — plural, so go off, feed it as many as you want 🫶

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so here's the tea ☕ — apk adbdump will dump the metadata portion of the files you hand it (packages, indexes, installeddb, the whole squad) straight into its textual representation. it's giving "i understand you now" energy, fr fr 👑

the output can be either one of these iconic little formats:

  • yaml with annotations as comment 💬 — annotated, chatty, lowkey the moment
  • json data blob 🫧 — just the blob, no commentary, main character silence

and hear me out — apk-adbgen(8) can convert that YAML textual representation back to the binary format, but with certain limitations 🙈 so don't come for me when it can't do everything:

⚠️ nested ADB and DATA blocks are not supported, periodt. like, not a vibe it can do. don't ask. 😭

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --format FORMAT — specify the output format, bestie 💅 because you get to choose. the options are: json and yaml ✨ pick your fighter.

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

💜 sign-off 💜

slay, you made it to the end 🎉 this was apk-adbdump(8) from the System Manager's Manual, dated 2026-11-02 — screenshot it, bookmark it, tattoo it on your forearm idc, it's canon now 💀💖 no cap, go dump some files ✨🫶

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