"Too many files specified; only takes APK file and verifier file" problem

Question

I have some devices attached to my PC. Now I want to install Astro to a specific emulator. Unfortunately, I get this error.

hieund@hieund:~/Downloads$ adb install "Astro File Manager 2.5.1.apk" -s emulator-5554
too many files specified; only takes APK file and verifier file

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 13 '14 at 14:27

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the -s should be before the 'install'

answered Mar 13 '14 at 14:27

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 27 '12 at 06:05

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Seems like an whitespace problem in the filename. Either remove or escape them.

answered Apr 27 '12 at 06:05

Flow

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Have just tried it. Sorry it doesn't work. – emeraldhieu Apr 27 '12 at 06:09
Yes, correct. If the path contains white spaces, then you will get this issue. – Apr 09 '14 at 05:37

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 27 '12 at 06:22

It generates this error when there is only an emulator attached.

EOCD not found, not Zip
file 'AstroFileManager2.5.1.apk' is not a valid zip file

I realized that the AstroFileManager apk has problem. I downloaded a new one from xda and it works. Done.

"Too many files specified; only takes APK file and verifier file" problem

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