System Grab Bag

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adb logcat

Dump a log of system messages. More information: https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/logcat.
  • Display system logs:
    adb logcat
  • Display lines that match a regular expression:
    adb logcat -e {{regular_expression}}
  • Display logs for a tag in a specific mode ([V]erbose, [D]ebug, [I]nfo, [W]arning, [E]rror, [F]atal, [S]ilent), filtering other tags:
    adb logcat {{tag}}:{{mode}} *:S
  • Display logs for React Native applications in [V]erbose mode [S]ilencing other tags:
    adb logcat ReactNative:V ReactNativeJS:V *:S
  • Display logs for all tags with priority level [W]arning and higher:
    adb logcat *:W
  • Display logs for a specific PID:
    adb logcat --pid={{pid}}
  • Display logs for the process of a specific package:
    adb logcat --pid=$(adb shell pidof -s {{package}})
  • Color the log (usually use with filters):
    adb logcat -v color

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