tldr/pages/common/aapt.md

aapt

Android Asset Packaging Tool: compile and package an Android app's resources. More information: https://manned.org/aapt.

• List files contained in an APK archive:

aapt list {{path/to/app.apk}}

• Display an app's metadata (version, permissions, etc.):

aapt dump badging {{path/to/app.apk}}

• Create a new APK archive with files from the specified directory:

aapt package -F {{path/to/app.apk}} {{path/to/directory}}