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How to find files related to a process

I was using adb shell to have a peek at what's going on a Sony Xperia Z phone. I've noticed a few services (e.g. com.sonymobile.socialengine.plugins, com.google.android.youtube, etc.). I'd like to ...
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How do I get permission to create this file in an android shell?

I'm trying to root a Kindle and I'm stuck. Getting permission denied and don't know how or what permissions to change. mike@Inspiron:~/Downloads/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools$ adb shell ...
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Why are some files under /proc are universally readable?

Why are some files under /proc are universally readable by anyone using adb? e.g. /proc/<pid>/statm /proc/<pid>/maps /proc/<pid>/smaps We can even cat the content of these files, ...
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why “ls -al” does not show file size info in /dev/socket directory?

In /dev/socket directory, if runs "ls -al" in adb, there is no file size information. I would like to know why there is no such information, in the condition that in other directories can show file ...
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Can't access my old files after switching ROM from AOKP to CM, even though they're still there

Initially I thought this was a problem with Google Play / Apollo, but I realize now that when I plug in my phone via USB, I can't see any of the many, many folders and files present on /sdcard that I ...
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Why would /mnt/sdcard/ not appear?

Using ADB shell to view my Samsung Galaxy Tab 7+, I see a /mnt but no /mnt/sdcard/ where according to fable the photos taken by the camera should reside. Why would the sdcard directory not be there? ...
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why is my file system suddenly read only?

Some background: My HTC Desire HD has several issues. The first issue being that I can not connect to it using a USB cable. So I found that I can tell ADB to work over wifi and I was using this ...