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Android
Install package
adb install <file.apk>
Pull package
Getting list of packages
adb shell pm list packages
adb shell pm path boriol.multiplication.tableslite
pull
adb pull /data/app/boriol.multiplication.tableslite-1.apk
Backup package
adb backup -f appBackup.ab com.corp.appName
This archive can be converted in tar with
dd if=appBackup.ab bs=1 skip=24|openssl zlib -d > appBackup.tar