How to create Android Virtual Device with command line and avdmanager?

Question

I can not create a device with avdmanager command line:

$ Android/Sdk/tools/bin/avdmanager create avd --name Nexus6P --tag 11 --package \'system-images;andro         


        

Answer 1

Here is my command that works on Mac.
Notice:

1. x86 and x86_64 are different ABIs.
2. You need to download the system_image from sdkmanager first

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$  avdmanager create avd --force --name testAVD --abi google_apis/x86 --package 'system-images;android-23;google_apis;x86'

Do you wish to create a custom hardware profile? [no] no

$  avdmanager list avd


Name: testAVD
Path: /Users/xj/.android/avd/testAVD.avd
Target: Google APIs (Google Inc.)
      Based on: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Tag/ABI: google_apis/x86