Copy utility shell script for use with Android debug bridge (adb). Supports wildcards when copying from remote source to local destination directory. Example: adb-cp.sh /sdcard/DCIM/Camera/*.jpg ~/

adb-cp.sh

#!/bin/bash

function usage()
{
    echo "USAGE: adb-cp.sh <remote> <local dir>"
    exit 1
}

if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
    usage
fi

if ! [ -e $2 ]; then
    mkdir -p $2
else
    if ! [ -d $2 ]; then
        echo "error: destion must be a directory"
        usage
    fi
fi

LIST=$(adb shell ls "${1}") 

SAVEDIFS=${IFS}
IFS=$(echo -e "\n\r")

for i in ${LIST}; do
    if [ -z $i ]; then
        continue
    fi
    adb pull $i "$2"
done

IFS=${SAVEDIFS}