apk-adbdump(8) System Manager's Manual apk-adbdump(8)

apk adbdump - dump v3 files in textual representation

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

apk adbdump will dump the metadata portion of given files (packages, indexes, installeddb) to its textual representation.

The output can be:

  • yaml with annotations as comment
  • json data blob

apk-adbgen(8) can convert the YAML textual representation back to the binary format with certain limitations (nested ADB and DATA blocks are not supported).

--format FORMAT

Specify the output format (options: json, yaml)

apk-adbgen(8), apk-package(5), apk-v3(5)

2025-12-12