diff --git a/tests/adb-log-start.sh b/tests/adb-log-start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..73ec81563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/adb-log-start.sh
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+#! /bin/bash
+adb logcat -v time > $1 &
+echo $! >adb.pid
+