android studio open-file

Opens a file in Android Studio.

Usage

android studio open-file [-h] [--pid=PARAM] [--project=PARAM] <path>

Options

  • -h,--help - Shows the help message for the specified command.
  • --pid=PARAM - The PID of the Android Studio instance to connect to.
  • --project=PARAM - The name or path of the project open in Android Studio to query. Use android studio check to get the names of available projects.

android options:

  • --sdk=PARAM - Path to the Android SDK.
  • -v,--verbose - Enable verbose output for troubleshooting.
  • -V,--version - Print version information and exit.

Positional arguments

  • <path> - The path of the file to open, relative to the current directory or absolute.

Description

android studio open-file opens the specified source or resource file directly in the active editor window of a running Android Studio instance.

Requires Android Studio Quail 2 or higher.

Examples

Open a Kotlin source file in the active Android Studio editor:

android studio open-file app/src/main/java/com/example/myapp/ui/DetailScreen.kt