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is there an existing app or some legal 'hack' that allows you to install a terminal (preferably bash) on the iphone?

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bash isn't a terminal - it's a shell. What is it you actually want to do? – Michael Kohne Jan 8 '10 at 17:36
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Without Jailbreaking there is no way to install an app like this. Apple simply will not allow such things onto the appstore.

And, FYI, jailbreaking is not illegal - it just breaks the terms of your warranty with Apple.

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humor me for a moment then... is jailbreaking in any way 'dangerous' if I were to be moderately careful? ie, under normal usage, could I damage my iphone beyond repair? Also, if I were to revert to a non-jailbroken state, would that undo the voiding of my warranty? (that is to say, would apple be able to find out) – mechko Jan 8 '10 at 13:04
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is jailbreaking in any way 'dangerous' - No under normal usage, could I damage my iphone beyond repair - No if I were to revert to a non-jailbroken state, would that undo the voiding of my warranty - Restore and its not possible to find that the phone was jailbroken – Sathya♦ Jan 8 '10 at 16:08
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There is an app called TouchTerm Pro, which you can get in the app store: http://www.jbrink.net/touchterm/tt_pro.html

A bit pricey, but it works well for SSH'ing to remote servers.

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that link is broken, at least right now – Yar Feb 6 '10 at 14:59
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