Record the shell used for each command · atuinsh/atuin#608

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Description

I would find it useful if atuin recorded the shell used for each command.

For various reasons, I occasionally switch between shells for different purposes, and sometimes a command that works in one shell (bash/zsh) doesn't work in another (fish). This is even more of an issue if atuin grows to support more of the exotic shells (nushell, elvish, etc).

Having the ability to know which shell was used for a command would let me filter by commands for the current shell environment.

Contributor guide

Tech stack: rustshell
Domain: cli
Issue type: feature
Difficulty: 3
Estimated time: 1-3 hours
Activity status: active
Clarity: clear
Prerequisites: Basic Rust knowledgeUnderstanding of atuin's data model
Newbie friendliness: 60
Research direction: Start by examining the atuin data model to see how history entries are stored, likely in the `src/history.rs` file. Add a new field for the shell type to the history entry struct. Then modify the shell integration scripts (e.g., `atuin/src/shell/atuin.bash`, `atuin/src/shell/atuin.zsh`) to pass the current shell to the `atuin history` command. Finally, update the database schema and any filtering logic to support querying by shell. Check existing comments for any design decisions.