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KornShell, ksh93. Version 1.0.10 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ksh93

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ksh93

MacPorts ports tree · shells/ksh93/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ksh

Arch Linux sync databases · ksh · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ksh

Debian stable package indexes · ksh · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ksh

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ksh · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ksh

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ks/ksh/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ksh

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ksh · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

KornShell, ksh93

Commands and aliases

  • ksh
  • ksh93
  • rksh
  • rksh93
  • shcomp

history

Project history and usage

KornShell 93 is the KSH-93 line of David Korn's KornShell language, carried forward as a Unix shell, scripting language, and POSIX-oriented command environment. The Homebrew ksh93 package points at the community 93u+m continuation, which is based on AT&T's last stable 93u+ release dated 2012-08-01.

Project history

The ksh93 README republishes the 1993 AT&T description of KSH-93 as the version of the KornShell language described in The KornShell Command and Programming Language, compatible with Bourne shell scripts and intended to conform to the IEEE POSIX shell and utilities standard. That lineage made ksh93 both a production Unix shell and a language-runtime package with features beyond traditional sh.

The ksh93/ksh project began as a community reboot from AT&T AST sources after an attempted 2017-2020 ksh2020 refactoring effort was abandoned. The maintainers chose the older stable 93u+ code as the base and backported fixes from ksh2020, distribution patches from OpenSUSE, Red Hat, and Solaris, and new community fixes.

Adoption history

KornShell has long been part of commercial and open Unix culture, especially where POSIX shell compatibility, stronger scripting features, and historical vendor scripts mattered. The 93u+m README notes that Debian and Slackware began packaging 93u+m as their default ksh93 version in late 2021, marking the community fork's transition from preservation project to distro-consumed shell.

How it is used

Users run ksh93 as an interactive shell, as a /bin/sh-compatible scripting engine, and through related tools such as rksh and shcomp. It matters most where shell-language compatibility, arithmetic and scripting features, or existing ksh scripts are more important than using bash or zsh.

Why package nerds care

ksh93 is package-nerd significant because it is not just another shell binary: it is a maintained survival path for AT&T AST code, legacy KornShell scripts, POSIX conformance work, and old Unix assumptions that still surface in modern distributions.

Timeline

  • 1993: AT&T described KSH-93 as the KornShell language release aligned with the POSIX shell and utilities standard.
  • 2012-08-01: AT&T's stable ksh93u+ release became the base for the later 93u+m community reboot.
  • 2017-2020: The ksh2020 refactoring attempt tried to revive the unstable 93v- beta line and was later abandoned.
  • Late 2021: Debian and Slackware began packaging ksh 93u+m as their default ksh93 version.

Related projects

  • Related projects and lineages include the Bourne shell, POSIX sh, KSH-88, AT&T AST, ksh2020, bash, and zsh.

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

  • generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

  • text:shell

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
kshcliglobal executable
ksh93cliglobal executable
rkshcliglobal executable
rksh93cliglobal executable
shcompcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.0.10
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.0.10

https://github.com/ksh93/ksh

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ksh93
Version1.0.10
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ksh93
Homepagehttps://github.com/ksh93/ksh
Repositoryhttps://github.com/ksh93/ksh
Upstream docshttps://github.com/ksh93/ksh#readme
LicenseEPL-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/ksh93/ksh/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.10.tar.gz
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameksh93
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

pacman95%

ksh 2020.0.0-3

The Original AT&T Korn Shell

http://kornshell.org/

sudo pacman -S ksh
  • License: EPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ksh93
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ksh from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

ksh93

sudo port install ksh93
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ksh93
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: shells/ksh93/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts94%

ksh

sudo port install ksh
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Ksh
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: shells/ksh/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Debian apt92%

ksh 20240113-1.0.10-2

transitional package

http://www.kornshell.com/

sudo apt install ksh
  • Section: shells
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: ksh93u+m
  • 1 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Ksh
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ksh from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix92%

ksh

nix profile install nixpkgs#ksh
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Ksh
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ks/ksh/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt92%

ksh 20240113

transitional package

http://www.kornshell.com/

sudo apt install ksh
  • Section: universe/shells
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: ksh93u+m
  • 1 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Ksh
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ksh from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf92%

ksh 1.0.10-8.fc44

The Original ATT Korn Shell

http://www.kornshell.com/

sudo dnf install ksh
  • License: EPL-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ksh
  • 10 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Ksh
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ksh from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper92%

ksh 93vu-12.4

Korn Shell

http://www.research.att.com/~gsf/download/

sudo zypper install ksh
  • License: CPL-1.0 AND EPL-1.0
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ksh
  • 8 dependencies
  • 5 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Ksh
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ksh from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper92%

ksh-devel 93vu-12.4

Korn Shell development environment

http://www.research.att.com/~gsf/download/

sudo zypper install ksh-devel
  • License: CPL-1.0
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ksh
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Ksh
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ksh-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • mkshShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, scripting, shell, unix.
  • oils-for-unixShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, shell.
  • ammonite-replShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, scripting.
  • cpiShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, scripting.
  • gaucheShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, scripting.
  • gnu-aplShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, scripting.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment