- store shell history in a sqlite database
- back up e2e encrypted history to the cloud, and synchronize between machines
- log exit code, cwd, hostname, session, command duration, etc
- smart interactive history search to replace ctrl-r
- calculate statistics such as "most used command"
- old history file is not replaced
- zsh
- bash
curl https://github.com/ellie/atuin/blob/main/install.sh | bash
atuin register -u <USERNAME> -e <EMAIL> -p <PASSWORD>
atuin import auto
atuin sync
The install script will help you through the setup, ensuring your shell is properly configured. It will also use one of the below methods, preferring the system package manager where possible (AUR, homebrew, etc etc).
# do not run this as root, root will be asked for if required
curl https://github.com/ellie/atuin/blob/main/install.sh | sh
It's best to use rustup to get setup with a Rust toolchain, then you can run:
cargo install atuin
Atuin is available on the AUR
yay -S atuin # or your AUR helper of choice
git clone https://github.com/ellie/atuin.git
cd atuin
cargo install --path .
Once the binary is installed, the shell plugin requires installing. If you use the install script, this should all be done for you!
echo 'eval "$(atuin init zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc
We need to setup some hooks, so first install bash-preexec:
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rcaloras/bash-preexec/master/bash-preexec.sh -o ~/.bash-preexec.sh
echo '[[ -f ~/.bash-preexec.sh ]] && source ~/.bash-preexec.sh' >> ~/.bashrc
Then setup Atuin
echo 'eval "$(atuin init bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc
Atuin is named after "The Great A'Tuin", a giant turtle from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of books.