This file tries to document file-related requests a client can make to the ADB server of an adbd daemon. See the OVERVIEW.TXT document to understand what's going on here. See the SERVICES.TXT to learn more about the other requests that are possible. SYNC SERVICES: Requesting the sync service ("sync:") using the protocol as described in SERVICES.TXT sets the connection in sync mode. This mode is a binary mode that differs from the regular adb protocol. The connection stays in sync mode until explicitly terminated (see below). After the initial "sync:" command is sent, the server must respond with either "OKAY" or "FAIL" as per the usual protocol. In sync mode both the server and the client will frequently use eight-byte packets to communicate. In this document these are called sync requests and sync responses. The first four bytes constitute an id that specifies the sync request. It is represented by four ASCII bytes in order to make them more human-readable when debugging. The last four bytes are a Little-Endian integer, with various uses. This number shall be called "length" below. In fact, all binary integers are Little-Endian in the sync mode. Sync mode is implicitly exited after each sync request, and normal adb communication follows as described in SERVICES.TXT. The following sync requests are accepted: LIST - List the files in a folder RECV - Retrieve a file from device SEND - Send a file to device STAT - Stat a file All of the sync requests above must be followed by "length": the number of bytes containing a utf-8 string with a remote filename. LIST: Lists files in the directory specified by the remote filename. The server will respond with zero or more directory entries or "dents". The directory entries will be returned in the following form 1. A four-byte sync response id "DENT" 2. A four-byte integer representing file mode. 3. A four-byte integer representing file size. 4. A four-byte integer representing last modified time. 5. A four-byte integer representing file name length. 6. length number of bytes containing an utf-8 string representing the file name. When a sync response "DONE" is received the listing is done. SEND: The remote file name is split into two parts separated by the last comma (","). The first part is the actual path, while the second is a decimal encoded file mode containing the permissions of the file on device. Note that some file types will be deleted before the copying starts, and if the transfer fails. Some file types will not be deleted, which allows adb push disk_image /some_block_device to work. After this the actual file is sent in chunks. Each chunk has the following format. A sync request with id "DATA" and length equal to the chunk size. After follows chunk size number of bytes. This is repeated until the file is transferred. Each chunk must not be larger than 64k. When the file is transferred a sync request "DONE" is sent, where length is set to the last modified time for the file. The server responds to this last request (but not to chunk requests) with an "OKAY" sync response (length can be ignored). RECV: Retrieves a file from device to a local file. The remote path is the path to the file that will be returned. Just as for the SEND sync request the file received is split up into chunks. The sync response id is "DATA" and length is the chunk size. After follows chunk size number of bytes. This is repeated until the file is transferred. Each chunk will not be larger than 64k. When the file is transferred a sync response "DONE" is retrieved where the length can be ignored.