title: How to list the available Android Virtual Devices (AVDs)
body: <p>I'm trying to follow <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7837952/what-is-the-command-to-list-the-available-avdnames">What is the command to list the available avdnames</a>, but I'm missing a bit of context. I gather that the command</p>
  
  <pre><code>android list avd
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  <p>needs to be typed into a command-line interface (presumably the <a href="https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android Debug Bridge (adb)</a>), but how do I start up this interface? I've installed <code>adb</code> and but if I simply type it as a command at the command line, only a manual is printed.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Update</strong></p>
  
  <p>Following the answer given, I went to the <code>~/Android/Sdk/tools</code> (I used the default location during installation) and ran <code>./android list avd</code> (see below). (There are other errors, but at least the command works).</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ct0GZ.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ct0GZ.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>