nushell/docs/commands/into_duration.md

---
title: into duration
layout: command
version: 0.59.1
---

Convert value to duration

## Signature

```> into duration ...rest```

## Parameters

 -  `...rest`: column paths to convert to duration (for table input)

## Examples

Convert string to duration in table
```shell
> echo [[value]; ['1sec'] ['2min'] ['3hr'] ['4day'] ['5wk']] | into duration value
```

Convert string to duration
```shell
> '7min' | into duration
```