a-Shell 17+

Local Unix terminal (with ssh‪)‬

Nicolas Holzschuch

Designed for iPad

    • Free

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Description

Local Unix terminal for iOS. Run Python, Lua, JavaScript, C, C++, TeX, sh and all Unix commands directly on your iPhone/iPad, no network connection required.

a-Shell is a complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on you iOS device. You can transfer files using scp and curl, edit them with vim and ed, process them using grep, awk and sed. You can work with git repositories using lg2. 
Most commands are compiled for iOS native Arm64 format, making them fast and well integrated with iOS underlying BSD Unix.

a-Shell includes Python, Lua, Perl, JavaScript, C, C++ for programming and TeX (texlive 2023, with Tikz and LuaTeX) for text processing.

There are also multiple network utilities: nslookup, ping, whois, ifconfig... Type help for help, help -l to get the full list of commands.

a-Shell can be controlled from Shortcuts: run commands in order, process files in a-Shell, get the results as text or files, transfer files to other apps...

a-shell uses iOS 13+ “multiple windows” ability, so you can run multiple shells at the same time, with different commands, in different directories. You can edit a file in one window with vim and process it in the other with python.

Compile your C or C++ programs to webAssembly using clang or clang++, and execute the resulting binary. A complete webAssembly SDK is included (WASI-libc).

a-Shell is the complete version. If you need a smaller app, and you don't need a C compiler, a TeX engine, or numpy and matplotlib, there is a-Shell mini.

What’s New

Version 1.14.0

- moved to texlive-2024
- changed the texlive installation process to something more reliable
- fixed an issue in Perl that prevented tlmgr from downloading more than 300 packages
- changed the C SDK generation process for faster start-up
- fixed an issue that prevented running more than 1278 commands in-extension, or more than 852 commands in-app.
- fixed an issue where the app would sometimes run through command history instead of scrolling vertically
- fixed an issue with cursor position in editors in llines with spaces or tabs
- added option "--reset" to jsc

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

Mandeliaire ,

Pas parfait mais fait tout le nécessaire

Très pratique pour pouvoir utiliser des packages pip, lancer des codes Python et faire marcher des exécutables pour Mac tout simple avec l’aide de son portable.

Par contre, je n’arrive pas à effacer efficacement le log de mes commandes même après la fermeture de l’application et de l’exécution du commande "clear". Est-ce qu’il existe un moyen de pouvoir résoudre ce problème ?

AlexC,PhD ,

Nice tool for coding projects and Text editing

I do not often make a comment. It’s perfect for my own use (Latex / Python and lg2(git)) and works perfectly on IPad.

I have just noticed a critical issue about security. As far as I’ve searched, the app does not allow to hide passwords (not found on history but it’s visible on screen). Best

Developer Response ,

The issue with passwords being visible in lg2 should now be fixed with version 1.10.1 and above.

solary david ,

You should try it

I don’t usually make a review
This is the best shell I’ve seen so far
Great work and thank you so much

There is python and pip (and that is incredible)

Also you can access the files you created with the "Folder" app

(You just can’t access files everywhere you want on your phone, yet that’s not vital)

App Privacy

The developer, Nicolas Holzschuch, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

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