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ipsw download appledb​

Download IPSWs from appledb

ipsw download appledb [flags]

Examples​

  # Download the iOS 16.5 beta 4 kernelcache from remote IPSW
  ❯ ipsw download appledb --os iOS --version '16.5 beta 4' --device iPhone15,2 --kernel
   • Querying AppleDB...
   • Parsing remote IPSW       build=20F5059a devices=iPhone15,2 version=16.5
   • Extracting remote kernelcache
      • Writing 20F5059a__iPhone15,2/kernelcache.release.iPhone15,2

Options​

  -a, --api                   Use Github API
      --api-token string      Github API Token
      --beta                  Download beta IPSWs
  -f, --flat                  Do NOT perserve directory structure when downloading with --pattern
  -h, --help                  help for appledb
  -j, --json                  Dump DB query results as JSON
      --kernel                Extract kernelcache from remote IPSW
      --latest                Download latest IPSWs
      --os stringArray        Operating system to download (audioOS, bridgeOS, iOS, iPadOS, iPodOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS)
  -o, --output string         Folder to download files to
      --pattern string        Download remote files that match regex
  -p, --prereq-build string   OTA prerequisite build
      --type string           FW type to download (ipsw, ota, rsr) (default "ipsw")
  -u, --urls                  Dump URLs only
      --usb                   Download IPSWs for USB attached iDevices

Options inherited from parent commands​

      --black-list stringArray   iOS device black list
  -b, --build string             iOS BuildID (i.e. 16F203)
      --color                    colorize output
      --config string            config file (default is $HOME/.config/ipsw/config.yaml)
  -y, --confirm                  do not prompt user for confirmation
  -d, --device string            iOS Device (i.e. iPhone11,2)
      --insecure                 do not verify ssl certs
  -m, --model string             iOS Model (i.e. D321AP)
      --no-color                 disable colorize output
      --proxy string             HTTP/HTTPS proxy
  -_, --remove-commas            replace commas in IPSW filename with underscores
      --restart-all              always restart resumable IPSWs
      --resume-all               always resume resumable IPSWs
      --skip-all                 always skip resumable IPSWs
  -V, --verbose                  verbose output
  -v, --version string           iOS Version (i.e. 12.3.1)
      --white-list stringArray   iOS device white list

SEE ALSO​