I get 'Command Not Found' when I try to run Android Emulator on Mac OS X

Question

When I use the Mac OS X Terminal to navigate to the folder with my Android Emulator and type emulator, I get:

command not found

Here's what happens:

$ emulator
-bash: emulator: command not found

How do I get it to work?

Unless you've added the command to your `PATH` variable you need to specify the path to the binary, i.e. `./emulator` from the directory it's in. — Mathew Hall, Apr 22 '12 at 15:35

score 81 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

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The current directory is not normally included in your $PATH on a *nix operating system like OS X; to execute a program in the current directory, precede it with the path to the current directory (.):

$ ./emulator

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

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answered Apr 22 '12 at 15:35

eggyal

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OMG this seems to be working! :D So elusive, yet so simple. Thank you! – Kebman Apr 22 '12 at 17:05
which directory am I supposed to be in before I can run `./emulator` command? – ayjay Mar 02 '15 at 23:24
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@blackfyre if you are on mac, try this directory: `/Users//Library/Android/sdk/tools` – Anthony Awuley Feb 28 '18 at 22:35
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The correct answer would be: edit the `/etc/paths` file to add your `/Users/myusername/Library/Android/sdk/emulator` directory to the `PATH` environment variable. Then the emulator command will work from everywhere, including with build tools, as expected. – Andrew Koster Dec 29 '19 at 12:14
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`ln -s ~/Library/Android/sdk/tools/emulator /usr/local/bin/emulator` – Itachi Feb 04 '21 at 06:17
Tha answer given by Anthony Awuley fixed it for me! – bombillazo May 05 '22 at 03:37

score 42 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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Emulator can be added with Android Studio https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds.html

To start emulator: ~/Library/Android/sdk/tools/emulator -avd Nexus_5X_API_23

Related question: How do I launch the Android emulator from the command line?

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answered Jun 06 '16 at 22:27

Vlad Vinnikov

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xgqfrms · Answer 3 · 2021-07-27T13:52:40.713

solutions

1. Symbolic link

steps

create one symbolic link emulator

# soft link
$ ln -s ~/Library/Android/sdk/tools/emulator /usr/local/bin/emulator

call the command


# check all avd
$ emulator -list-avds

$ emulator @avd_name
# OR
$ emulator -avd avd_name

2. system environment

edit env with vim/vscode

# zsh
$ vim  ~/.zshrc
# OR
$ code  ~/.zshrc

add below lines to the .zshrc file

# export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/Users/xgqfrms/Library/Android/sdk

export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=~/Library/Android/sdk
export ANDROID_HOME=~/Library/Android/sdk
export ANDROID_AVD_HOME=~/.android/avd

update config

# flush update
$ source ~/.zshrc

refs

https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-commandline

score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 15 '22 at 07:37

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These 3 command works for me on VS Code Terminal (Mac Book Pro M1)

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:~/Library/Android/sdk/emulator/' >> ~/.bash_profile
source ~/.bash_profile
emulator -list-avds

answered Mar 15 '22 at 07:37

WasitShafi

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 23 '16 at 00:48

Open Android Studio. Click on AVD Manager (the icon with the android and phone) [example image: AVD Manager]. See the list of emulators. You should see something like "Install Emulator" if you don't have any.

Once this is successful, you'll get the tools folder downloaded to your ~/Library/Android/sdk

That is the folder you want, because it has the android and emulator command line tools.

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 07 '20 at 03:48

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typcally i use from terminal :

./Library/Android/sdk/emulator/emulator *some action*

answered Jun 07 '20 at 03:48

rahman Muhamamd

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I get 'Command Not Found' when I try to run Android Emulator on Mac OS X

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solutions

1. Symbolic link

2. system environment

refs

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