amot is a zsh CLI tool for controlling an Android device through key inputs. It provides a configurable TUI on top of ADB that allows custom bindings for command, keycode, and text input. Keycodes and text can be submitted freeform or bound to keys to automatically execute.
There are many ways to control Android devices from an ADB-attached device, but all the solutions I've found are heavy-weight and missing critical features. amot strives to be lightweight, portable (within zsh, at least), and easily configurable for any specific use-case.
Out of the box, amot provides some reasonable defaults you may want to use for navigation, and automatically recognizes attempts to input text.
amot_simple_ex.mov
But those are just defaults. You can bind any key to a keycode or string.
amot_key_bind_ex.mov
amot even provides the capability to bind arbitrary adb shell commands.
amot_cmd_bind_ex.mov
As you bind the keys and assign the commands you use most frequently, amot becomes a control panel for Android that you can flick open and seamlessly execute complex strings of commands.
amot_advanced.mov
amot currently functions on Ubuntu Linux and Mac on zsh. It requires a local installation of fzf and adb.
Support for Windows may be provided in future, but is not a current priority.
- Download the latest release version.
- Place the script in your PATH.
- Clone the repo.
- Run
make.
amot includes a simple tool to help select the device serial from adb devices, or can read from the $ANDROID_SERIAL environment variable if set. Otherwise, amot has two command-line parameters:
- -i: Do not show any instructions.
- -v: Shows the
amotversion.
Any other command-line parameters will print the help dialog.
By default, amot starts in command mode. Pressing any key in this mode will execute the binding on that key if it exists, or enter write mode if the key is a unbound text key.
To add a new binding to Command mode, you can use Ctrl-B to enter bind mode. You can bind an ADB command, keycode, or text input to any non-reserved key.
You can also use Delete to enter unbind mode and unbind a specific key.
Find mode allows arbitrary adb code input, selected from a menu of codes. This is powered by fzf fuzzy-searching.
Write mode allows text input through adb. It automatically escapes any character adb requires to be escaped, such as spaces and quotes.
- Clone the repo
- Open in your favorite IDE/editor
If you've found an error, please file an issue:
https://github.com/google/amot/issues
Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and submitting a pull request through GitHub.
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