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What has been your experience with Atuin? Is it something worth using? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For context Atuin (Github) is a shell history replacement that apparently provides a lot of extra functionality.

Has anyone used it? Im thinking of switching to it but Im worried about its impact on performance and if its worth it.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Atuin*

I just sync my bash history with dotfiles and use FZF for recalling it. I'm not sold on it.

Also, the same history on different machines would be something I definitely do NOT want. I heavily rely on recent history to re-run commands on different machines with different projects and configurations. Mixing all that would be a mess.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

But what about the other features?

(tbf looking at the github I don't see anything special but I have been seeing people using it swear by it so Im wondering what Im missing)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Things I already have:

rebind ctrl-r and up (configurable) to a full screen history search UI
old history file is not replaced

Things I could find useful once in a while:

switch filter modes via ctrl-r; search history just from the current session, directory, or globally

Things I don't care about and probably wouldn't use:

back up and sync encrypted shell history
log exit code, cwd, hostname, session, command duration, etc
calculate statistics such as "most used command"
quick-jump to previous items with Alt-
enter to execute a command, tab to edit

I really don't want:

the same history across terminals, across sessions, and across machines

Not really a feature:

store shell history in a sqlite database

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

thanks for the comprehensive answer!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

yep 😄 just edited it