OpenTerm 2.0 is out now with scripting, tabs, networking commands and much more! This is now a fully featured, open source, terminal for iPhone & iPad. Available on the App Store for free.

This also marks the first published app using Cub and SavannaKit.

Thank you to all the beta testers and contributors of OpenTerm!

Full release notes:

• Scripting – uses a new programming language, called Cub, that is inspired by Swift and specifically created for OpenTerm

  • A guide for Cub is included for learning the language
  • A documentation panel lists all available functions you can use in your scripts
  • Scripts essentially become commands that you can execute from anywhere
  • Scripts can ask for user input (e.g. “Enter a number: “)
  • Scripts can execute any command, even other scripts
  • Cub is open source

• Tabs support

  • Also supports split view (like Safari)
  • Uses TabView by Ian McDowell

• New built in commands, including some essential networking commands:

  • credits, cub, dig, host, nc, nslookup, pbcopy, pbpaste, ping, rlogin, say, sleep, ssh-keygen, telnet, unlink

• Directory bookmarks – save directories and easily revisit them

• Small things:

  • A refreshed design
  • UTF8 support in input and output (pro tip: you can use emoticons as a script name!)
  • Auto completion for running commands
  • Allow commands to be cancelled
  • Show hidden directories in auto complete
  • Tab to complete command keyboard shortcut
  • Auto complete for paths
  • ANSI color support
  • Enhanced PanelKit integration
  • Caret styles
  • Improved stability

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