About iSH Shell
A Linux-like shell on iOS. You can edit files with sed and cat, move them around, and more! https://github.com/ish-app/ish/ Version History Fixed bugs: - Make better diagnostics work in the file provider too, to diagnose...
A Linux-like shell on iOS. You can edit files with sed and cat, move them around, and more! https://github.com/ish-app/ish/
Version History Fixed bugs: - Make better diagnostics work in the file provider too, to diagnose Files app issues 1.3.2 05/21/2023 Fixed bugs: - Send better diagnostics to me through Apple when a crash happens - Dump stack in dmesg output for segmentation fault and illegal instruction errors - Include file timestamps in filesystem exports and imports - Fix crash when renaming a theme - Fix timer error on startup of Vim 9 - Fix deadlock on exit of Vim 9 - Fix startup of newer versions of htop 1.3.1 05/08/2023 New stuff: - iSH now supports custom themes - Preferences are now exposed via procfs - Some more app icon choices - Hyperlinks created by OSC 8 are underlined instead of invisible Fixed bugs: - Forward SO_RCVTIMEO, SO_SNDTIMEO in setsockopts to support snac - Add about four dozen SIMD instructions to improve support for nodejs and Rust - Fix bottom keyboard inset for iPad, Stage Manager, and devices with no home button - Implement /proc/pid/task to fix recent versions of GDB - Fix VoiceOver focus stealing keyboard focus on iOS 15+ - Resolve an issue with xadd causing git clones to hang - Trigger segfault on unaligned cmpxchg8b, which iSH does not support - Fix a race condition that causes some output to be lost - Fix toolbar button sizing 1.3 04/24/2023 New stuff: - Updated to Alpine 3.14. If a red badge appears on the settings button, tap and follow the prompts to migrate your repositories. - Improvements to font measurement in the terminal - Implemented pmaxub (thanks @akemimadoka on GitHub) - Comment added to /etc/apk/repositories explaining what it is Fixed bugs: - Removed file provider cleanup timer, reducing the amount of time iSH spends in the background doing nothing - Infinite loop in sigtimedwait 1.2.3 12/20/2021 New stuff: - Added an option to hide the status bar - Updated Alpine repositories to the latest as of 2021-06-25 Fixed bugs: - Significantly improve launch performance 1.2.2 07/01/2021 Fixed bugs: - Any text containing non-ASCII characters would disappear on iOS 14.5 or later New stuff: - Updated Alpine repositories to the latest as of 2021-05-29 1.2.1 06/01/2021 iSH now uses its own infrastructure for APK downloads instead of on-demand resources, making downloads more reliable and user-friendly. 1.2 04/26/2021 New stuff: - Updated Alpine repositories - Added some more icons - Can use fonts installed via profile on iOS 14 Fixed bugs: - Crash when running `ps` many times in parallel (thanks @emkey1) - Titles missing in some settings pages - OOM when too much is outputted to the terminal (fixed by slowing down terminal output) 1.1.1 12/24/2020 New stuff: - apk has been added. You can use it install Alpine packages! If you're updating from an earlier version, you'll need to manually activate it it: https://go.ish.app/get-apk Fixed bugs: - Unable to cd to /proc/pid/fd in the shell 1.1 12/09/2020 Fixed bugs: - Crash when entering recovery mode - Other KVO-related crashes - Incorrect syntax for multiple DNS search domains in resolv.conf (thanks @mitchblank) - Broken seek in procfs, causing many things dependent on it to hang - Directory traversal in filesystem renaming 1.0.3 11/15/2020 - Fixes for some of the top crashes since launch - Upside-down orientation is disabled to match other apps on notchless iPhones 1.0.2 11/12/2020 Fixed bugs: - Status bar being invisible when the device is in dark mode and the terminal has a light background 1.0.1 10/25/2020 1.0 10/22/2020
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of iSH Shell since it was posted on our website on 2021-09-03 19:00:37.
The latest version is 1.3.2 and it was updated on 2026-06-23 03:44:11. See below the changes in each version.
iSH Shell version 1.3.2
Updated At: 2026-05-30
Changes: Version History Fixed bugs:
- Make better diagnostics work in the file provider too, to diagnose Files app issues 1.3.2 05/21/2023 Fixed bugs:
- Send better diagnostics to me through Apple when a crash happens
- Dump stack in dmesg output for segmentation fault and illegal instruction errors
- Include file timestamps in filesystem exports and imports
- Fix crash when renaming a theme
- Fix timer error on startup of Vim 9
- Fix deadlock on exit of Vim 9
- Fix startup of newer versions of htop 1.3.1 05/08/2023 New stuff:
- iSH now supports custom themes
- Preferences are now exposed via procfs
- Some more app icon choices
- Hyperlinks created by OSC 8 are underlined instead of invisible
Fixed bugs:
- Forward SO_RCVTIMEO, SO_SNDTIMEO in setsockopts to support snac
- Add about four dozen SIMD instructions to improve support for nodejs and Rust
- Fix bottom keyboard inset for iPad, Stage Manager, and devices with no home button
- Implement /proc/pid/task to fix recent versions of GDB
- Fix VoiceOver focus stealing keyboard focus on iOS 15+
- Resolve an issue with xadd causing git clones to hang
- Trigger segfault on unaligned cmpxchg8b, which iSH does not support
- Fix a race condition that causes some output to be lost
- Fix toolbar button sizing 1.3 04/24/2023 New stuff:
- Updated to Alpine 3.14. If a red badge appears on the settings button, tap and follow the prompts to migrate your repositories.
- Improvements to font measurement in the terminal
- Implemented pmaxub (thanks @akemimadoka on GitHub)
- Comment added to /etc/apk/repositories explaining what it is
Fixed bugs:
- Removed file provider cleanup timer, reducing the amount of time iSH spends in the background doing nothing
- Infinite loop in sigtimedwait 1.2.3 12/20/2021 New stuff:
- Added an option to hide the status bar
- Updated Alpine repositories to the latest as of 2021-06-25
Fixed bugs:
- Significantly improve launch performance 1.2.2 07/01/2021 Fixed bugs:
- Any text containing non-ASCII characters would disappear on iOS 14.5 or later
New stuff:
- Updated Alpine repositories to the latest as of 2021-05-29 1.2.1 06/01/2021 iSH now uses its own infrastructure for APK downloads instead of on-demand resources, making downloads more reliable and user-friendly. 1.2 04/26/2021 New stuff:
- Updated Alpine repositories
- Added some more icons
- Can use fonts installed via profile on iOS 14
Fixed bugs:
- Crash when running `ps` many times in parallel (thanks @emkey1)
- Titles missing in some settings pages
- OOM when too much is outputted to the terminal (fixed by slowing down terminal output) 1.1.1 12/24/2020 New stuff:
- apk has been added. You can use it install Alpine packages! If you're updating from an earlier version, you'll need to manually activate it it: https://go.ish.app/get-apk
Fixed bugs:
- Unable to cd to /proc/pid/fd in the shell 1.1 12/09/2020 Fixed bugs:
- Crash when entering recovery mode
- Other KVO-related crashes
- Incorrect syntax for multiple DNS search domains in resolv.conf (thanks @mitchblank)
- Broken seek in procfs, causing many things dependent on it to hang
- Directory traversal in filesystem renaming 1.0.3 11/15/2020 - Fixes for some of the top crashes since launch
- Upside-down orientation is disabled to match other apps on notchless iPhones 1.0.2 11/12/2020 Fixed bugs:
- Status bar being invisible when the device is in dark mode and the terminal has a light background 1.0.1 10/25/2020 1.0 10/22/2020
iSH Shell version 1.3.2
Updated At: 2023-05-21
Changes: May 21, 2023
Version 1.3.2
Fixed bugs:
- Make better diagnostics work in the file provider too, to diagnose Files app issues
iSH Shell version 1.3.2
Updated At: 2023-05-21
Changes: Fixed bugs:
- Make better diagnostics work in the file provider too, to diagnose Files app issues
iSH Shell version 1.3.1
Updated At: 2023-05-08
Changes: May 8, 2023
Version 1.3.1
Fixed bugs:
- Send better diagnostics to me through Apple when a crash happens
- Dump stack in dmesg output for segmentation fault and illegal instruction errors
- Include file timestamps in filesystem exports and imports
- Fix crash when renaming a theme
- Fix timer error on startup of Vim 9
- Fix deadlock on exit of Vim 9
- Fix startup of newer versions of htop
iSH Shell version 1.3
Updated At: 2023-04-24
Changes: Apr 24, 2023
Version 1.3
New stuff:
- iSH now supports custom themes
- Preferences are now exposed via procfs
- Some more app icon choices
- Hyperlinks created by OSC 8 are underlined instead of invisible
Fixed bugs:
- Forward SO_RCVTIMEO, SO_SNDTIMEO in setsockopts to support snac
- Add about four dozen SIMD instructions to improve support for nodejs and Rust
- Fix bottom keyboard inset for iPad, Stage Manager, and devices with no home button
- Implement /proc/pid/task to fix recent versions of GDB
- Fix VoiceOver focus stealing keyboard focus on iOS 15+
- Resolve an issue with xadd causing git clones to hang
- Trigger segfault on unaligned cmpxchg8b, which iSH does not support
- Fix a race condition that causes some output to be lost
- Fix toolbar button sizing
iSH Shell version 1.2.3
Updated At: 2021-12-20
Changes: Dec 20, 2021 Version 1.2.3
New stuff:
- Updated to Alpine 3.14. If a red badge appears on the settings button, tap and follow the prompts to migrate your repositories.
- Improvements to font measurement in the terminal
- Implemented pmaxub (thanks @akemimadoka on GitHub)
- Comment added to /etc/apk/repositories explaining what it is
Fixed bugs:
- Removed file provider cleanup timer, reducing the amount of time iSH spends in the background doing nothing
- Infinite loop in sigtimedwait
iSH Shell version 1.2.2
Updated At: 2021-07-01
Changes: Jul 1, 2021 Version 1.2.2
New stuff:
- Added an option to hide the status bar
- Updated Alpine repositories to the latest as of 2021-06-25
Fixed bugs:
- Significantly improve launch performance
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