What is Atuin?

Atuin replaces your shell history with a searchable SQLite database, adding powerful full-text search, optional end-to-end encrypted sync across machines, and useful statistics. It records extra context for every command — exit code, duration, directory and more — and works with Bash, Zsh, Fish and other shells.

            🚀 Why Latest Versions Matter: Atuin is actively developed with improvements to search, sync and the interactive UI. Running the latest version gives you the newest history features and fixes.
        

⚡ Key Features of Atuin

🔍 Powerful Search

Full-text, fuzzy and prefix search over your entire shell history.

🔐 Encrypted Sync

Optional end-to-end encrypted sync of history across all your machines.

📊 Rich Context

Records exit code, duration, directory and more for every command.

🐚 Cross-shell

Works with Bash, Zsh, Fish and other popular shells.

🎯 Why Atuin?

Better history: Searchable SQLite history that never silently truncates
Sync across machines: End-to-end encrypted, self-hostable sync
Context-rich: Know when, where and how each command ran
Stats: Insights into your most-used commands

🆕 Highlights

SQLite History: Durable, queryable command history
Interactive Search: Fuzzy search bound to your up arrow
Sync: Optional encrypted multi-machine sync
Stats: Command usage statistics

📦 Installation from debian.griffo.io

Step 1: Add Repository

sudo install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://debian.griffo.io/EA0F721D231FDD3A0A17B9AC7808B4DD62C41256.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor --yes -o /etc/apt/keyrings/debian.griffo.io.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/debian.griffo.io.gpg] https://debian.griffo.io/apt $(lsb_release -sc 2>/dev/null) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.griffo.io.list > /dev/null
sudo apt update
                

install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://debian.griffo.io/EA0F721D231FDD3A0A17B9AC7808B4DD62C41256.asc | gpg --dearmor --yes -o /etc/apt/keyrings/debian.griffo.io.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/debian.griffo.io.gpg] https://debian.griffo.io/apt $(lsb_release -sc 2>/dev/null) main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.griffo.io.list > /dev/null
apt update
                

Step 2: Install atuin

# Install latest atuin
sudo apt install atuin

# Verify installation
atuin --version
                

# Install latest atuin
apt install atuin

# Verify installation
atuin --version
                

🎯 Basic Usage Examples

# Show version
atuin --version

# Import existing shell history
atuin import auto

# Register with a sync server (optional)
atuin register -u  -e 

# Search history from the command line
atuin search docker

# Show usage statistics
atuin stats
        

🚀 Why Choose debian.griffo.io?

📊 Repository Comparison:

Official Debian: Often months behind, missing latest features
debian.griffo.io: Latest version within hours of release
Manual Installation: Manual downloads and PATH setup required
Our Repository: Pre-built, ready-to-use packages

✅ Latest Features: Get newest Atuin features and improvements immediately
✅ No Manual Setup: Pre-built binaries, installed and updated through apt
✅ Automatic Updates: Packages updated within hours of upstream releases
✅ Proper Dependencies: Correctly packaged with all required libraries
✅ Multi-Distribution: Works on Bookworm, Trixie, and Sid
✅ Easy Maintenance: Simple apt commands for updates

📦 Package Build Repository

The Debian packages are automatically built and maintained in this GitHub repository:

📁 atuin-debian - Latest release builds

🔗 Related Packages

Also available from debian.griffo.io:

Starship - Fast, customizable cross-shell prompt
zoxide - Smarter cd command for your terminal
Zellij - Terminal workspace and multiplexer

            🎯 Perfect for: Command-line users who want a searchable, context-rich and optionally synced shell history across all their machines and shells.
        

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