Simplify expressions (#3389)

* WIP: experiment with simpler expressions

* fix simple invoke

* update tests

* fix a few tests

* Make paren parsing more robust

* fix external args

* Remove old invocation

* Update tests

* Update tests

Cargo.toml

@@ -81,11 +81,7 @@ ptree-support = ["nu-cli/ptree", "nu-command/ptree"]
 rustyline-support = ["nu-cli/rustyline-support", "nu-command/rustyline-support"]
 term-support = ["nu-cli/term", "nu-command/term"]
 uuid-support = ["nu-cli/uuid_crate", "nu-command/uuid_crate"]
-which-support = [
+which-support = ["nu-cli/which", "nu-command/which", "nu-engine/which"]
-    "nu-cli/which",
-    "nu-command/which",
-    "nu-engine/which",
-]
 
 default = [
     "nu-cli/shadow-rs",

crates/nu-cli/src/completion/engine.rs

@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ mod tests {
         #[test]
         fn completes_incomplete_nested_structure() {
             let registry: VecRegistry = vec![Signature::build("sys")].into();
-            let line = "echo $(sy";
+            let line = "echo (sy";
 
             assert_eq!(
                 completion_location(line, &registry, 8),

crates/nu-cli/src/shell/completer.rs

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ fn requote(orig_value: String) -> String {
     if should_quote {
         if quotes.is_empty() {
             // TODO we don't really have an escape character, so there isn't a great option right
-            //      now. One possibility is `{{$(char backtick)}}`
+            //      now. One possibility is `{{(char backtick)}}`
             value.to_string()
         } else {
             let quote = quotes[0];

crates/nu-command/src/commands/all.rs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Check that all values are even",
-                example: "echo [2 4 6 8] | all? $(= $it mod 2) == 0",
+                example: "echo [2 4 6 8] | all? ($it mod 2) == 0",
                 result: Some(vec![Value::from(true)]),
             },
         ]

crates/nu-command/src/commands/ansi/command.rs

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ following values:
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code
 
 OSC: '\x1b]' is not required for --osc parameter
-Example: echo [$(ansi -o '0') 'some title' $(char bel)] | str collect
+Example: echo [(ansi -o '0') 'some title' (char bel)] | str collect
 Format: #
     0 Set window title and icon name
     1 Set icon name
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Format: #
             Example {
                 description:
                     "Use ansi to color text (rb = red bold, gb = green bold, pb = purple bold)",
-                example: r#"echo [$(ansi rb) Hello " " $(ansi gb) Nu " " $(ansi pb) World] | str collect"#,
+                example: r#"echo [(ansi rb) Hello " " (ansi gb) Nu " " (ansi pb) World] | str collect"#,
                 result: Some(vec![Value::from(
                     "\u{1b}[1;31mHello \u{1b}[1;32mNu \u{1b}[1;35mWorld",
                 )]),
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Format: #
             Example {
                 description:
                     "Use ansi to color text (rb = red bold, gb = green bold, pb = purple bold)",
-                example: r#"echo [$(ansi -e '3;93;41m') Hello $(ansi reset) " " $(ansi gb) Nu " " $(ansi pb) World] | str collect"#,
+                example: r#"echo [(ansi -e '3;93;41m') Hello (ansi reset) " " (ansi gb) Nu " " (ansi pb) World] | str collect"#,
                 result: Some(vec![Value::from(
                     "\u{1b}[3;93;41mHello\u{1b}[0m \u{1b}[1;32mNu \u{1b}[1;35mWorld",
                 )]),
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ pub fn str_to_ansi(s: &str) -> Option<String> {
         // Reference for ansi codes https://gist.github.com/fnky/458719343aabd01cfb17a3a4f7296797
         // Another good reference http://ascii-table.com/ansi-escape-sequences.php
 
-        // For setting title like `echo [$(char title) $(pwd) $(char bel)] | str collect`
+        // For setting title like `echo [(char title) (pwd) (char bel)] | str collect`
         "title" => Some("\x1b]2;".to_string()), // ESC]2; xterm sets window title using OSC syntax escapes
 
         // Ansi Erase Sequences

crates/nu-command/src/commands/ansi/strip.rs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
         vec![Example {
             description: "strip ansi escape sequences from string",
-            example: "echo [$(ansi gb) 'hello' $(ansi reset)] | str collect | ansi strip",
+            example: "echo [(ansi gb) 'hello' (ansi reset)] | str collect | ansi strip",
             result: None,
         }]
     }

crates/nu-command/src/commands/any.rs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Check if any of the values is odd",
-                example: "echo [2 4 1 6 8] | any? $(= $it mod 2) == 1",
+                example: "echo [2 4 1 6 8] | any? ($it mod 2) == 1",
                 result: Some(vec![Value::from(true)]),
             },
         ]

crates/nu-command/src/commands/char_.rs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Char {
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Output prompt character, newline and a hamburger character",
-                example: r#"echo $(char prompt) $(char newline) $(char hamburger)"#,
+                example: r#"echo (char prompt) (char newline) (char hamburger)"#,
                 result: Some(vec![
                     UntaggedValue::string("\u{25b6}").into(),
                     UntaggedValue::string("\n").into(),

crates/nu-command/src/commands/each/command.rs

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Each {
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Echo the square of each integer",
-                example: "echo [1 2 3] | each { echo $(= $it * $it) }",
+                example: "echo [1 2 3] | each { echo ($it * $it) }",
                 result: Some(vec![
                     UntaggedValue::int(1).into(),
                     UntaggedValue::int(4).into(),

crates/nu-command/src/commands/empty.rs

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
                 ),
             },Example {
                 description: "use a block if setting the empty cell contents is wanted",
-                example: "echo [[2020/04/16 2020/07/10 2020/11/16]; ['' [27] [37]]] | empty? 2020/04/16 { = [33 37] }",
+                example: "echo [[2020/04/16 2020/07/10 2020/11/16]; ['' [27] [37]]] | empty? 2020/04/16 { [33 37] }",
                 result: Some(
                     vec![
                         UntaggedValue::row(indexmap! {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/flatten.rs

@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
             },
             Example {
                 description: "flatten a column having a nested table",
-                example: "echo [[origin, people]; [Ecuador, $(echo [[name, meal]; ['Andres', 'arepa']])]] | flatten | get meal",
+                example: "echo [[origin, people]; [Ecuador, (echo [[name, meal]; ['Andres', 'arepa']])]] | flatten | get meal",
                 result: Some(vec![Value::from("arepa")]),
             },
             Example {
                 description: "restrict the flattening by passing column names",
-                example: "echo [[origin, crate, versions]; [World, $(echo [[name]; ['nu-cli']]), ['0.21', '0.22']]] | flatten versions | last | get versions",
+                example: "echo [[origin, crate, versions]; [World, (echo [[name]; ['nu-cli']]), ['0.21', '0.22']]] | flatten versions | last | get versions",
                 result: Some(vec![Value::from("0.22")]),
             }
         ]

crates/nu-command/src/commands/group_by.rs

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
             Example {
                 description:
                     "use the block form to generate a grouping key when each row gets processed",
-                example: "echo [1 3 1 3 2 1 1] | group-by { = ($it - 1) mod 3 }",
+                example: "echo [1 3 1 3 2 1 1] | group-by { ($it - 1) mod 3 }",
                 result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::row(indexmap! {
                     "0".to_string() => UntaggedValue::Table(vec![
                         UntaggedValue::int(1).into(),

crates/nu-command/src/commands/insert.rs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
             .into()]),
         },Example {
             description: "Use in block form for more involved insertion logic",
-            example: "echo [[author, lucky_number]; ['Yehuda', 4]] | insert success { = $it.lucky_number * 10 }",
+            example: "echo [[author, lucky_number]; ['Yehuda', 4]] | insert success { $it.lucky_number * 10 }",
             result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::row(indexmap! {
                     "author".to_string() => Value::from("Yehuda"),
                     "lucky_number".to_string() => UntaggedValue::int(4).into(),

crates/nu-command/src/commands/path/parse.rs

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ On Windows, an extra 'prefix' column is added."#
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Replace a complex extension",
-                example: r"echo 'C:\Users\viking\spam.tar.gz' | path parse -e tar.gz | update extension { = txt }",
+                example: r"echo 'C:\Users\viking\spam.tar.gz' | path parse -e tar.gz | update extension { 'txt' }",
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ On Windows, an extra 'prefix' column is added."#
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Replace a complex extension",
-                example: r"echo '/home/viking/spam.tar.gz' | path parse -e tar.gz | update extension { = txt }",
+                example: r"echo '/home/viking/spam.tar.gz' | path parse -e tar.gz | update extension { 'txt' }",
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/reduce.rs

@@ -57,22 +57,22 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Reduce {
         vec![
             Example {
                 description: "Simple summation (equivalent to math sum)",
-                example: "echo 1 2 3 4 | reduce { = $acc + $it }",
+                example: "echo 1 2 3 4 | reduce { $acc + $it }",
                 result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::int(10).into()]),
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Summation from starting value using fold",
-                example: "echo 1 2 3 4 | reduce -f $(= -1) { = $acc + $it }",
+                example: "echo 1 2 3 4 | reduce -f (-1) { $acc + $it }",
                 result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::int(9).into()]),
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Folding with rows",
-                example: "<table> | reduce -f 1.6 { = $acc * $(echo $it.a | str to-int) + $(echo $it.b | str to-int) }",
+                example: "<table> | reduce -f 1.6 { $acc * (echo $it.a | str to-int) + (echo $it.b | str to-int) }",
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Numbered reduce to find index of longest word",
-                example: "echo one longest three bar | reduce -n { if $(echo $it.item | str length) > $(echo $acc.item | str length) {echo $it} {echo $acc}} | get index",
+                example: "echo one longest three bar | reduce -n { if ($it.item | str length) > ($acc.item | str length) {echo $it} {echo $acc}} | get index",
                 result: None,
             },
         ]

crates/nu-command/src/commands/to_md.rs

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Treat each row as a markdown element",
-                example: "echo [[H1]; [\"Welcome to Nushell\"]] | append $(ls | first 2) | to md --per-element --pretty",
+                example: "echo [[H1]; [\"Welcome to Nushell\"]] | append (ls | first 2) | to md --per-element --pretty",
                 result: Some(vec![Value::from(one(r#"
                     # Welcome to Nushell
                     | name       | type | chickens | modified   |

crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cd.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fn filesystem_change_from_current_directory_using_relative_path() {
             cwd: dirs.root(),
             r#"
                 cd cd_test_1
-                echo $(pwd)
+                echo (pwd)
             "#
         );
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn filesystem_change_from_current_directory_using_absolute_path() {
             cwd: dirs.test(),
             r#"
                 cd "{}"
-                echo $(pwd)
+                echo (pwd)
             "#,
             dirs.formats()
         );
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn filesystem_switch_back_to_previous_working_directory() {
             r#"
                 cd {}
                 cd -
-                echo $(pwd)
+                echo (pwd)
             "#,
             dirs.test()
         );
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn filesytem_change_from_current_directory_using_relative_path_and_dash() {
             cwd: dirs.test(),
             r#"
                 cd odin/-
-                echo $(pwd)
+                echo (pwd)
             "#
         );
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fn filesystem_change_current_directory_to_parent_directory() {
             cwd: dirs.test(),
             r#"
                 cd ..
-                echo $(pwd)
+                echo (pwd)
             "#
         );
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ fn filesystem_change_current_directory_to_two_parents_up_using_multiple_dots() {
             cwd: dirs.test().join("foo/bar"),
             r#"
                 cd ...
-                echo $(pwd)
+                echo (pwd)
             "#
         );
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ fn filesystem_change_current_directory_to_parent_directory_after_delete_cwd() {
                 rm {}/foo/bar
                 echo ","
                 cd ..
-                echo $(pwd)
+                echo (pwd)
             "#,
             dirs.test()
         );
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ fn filesystem_change_to_home_directory() {
             cwd: dirs.test(),
             r#"
                 cd ~
-                echo $(pwd)
+                echo (pwd)
             "#
         );
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ fn filesystem_change_to_a_directory_containing_spaces() {
             cwd: dirs.test(),
             r#"
                 cd "robalino turner katz"
-                echo $(pwd)
+                echo (pwd)
             "#
         );
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ fn filesystem_change_directory_to_symlink_relative() {
             cwd: dirs.test().join("boo"),
             r#"
                 cd ../foo_link
-                echo $(pwd)
+                echo (pwd)
             "#
         );
 

crates/nu-command/tests/commands/each.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn each_group_works() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-        echo [1 2 3 4 5 6] | each group 3 { echo $it } | to json
+        echo [1 2 3 4 5 6] | each group 3 { $it } | to json
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn each_window() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-        echo [1 2 3 4] | each window 3 { echo $it } | to json
+        echo [1 2 3 4] | each window 3 { $it } | to json
         "#
     ));
 

crates/nu-command/tests/commands/empty.rs

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ fn reports_emptiness() {
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
             echo [[are_empty];
-                     [$(= [[check]; [[]]      ])]
+                     [([[check]; [[]]      ])]
-                     [$(= [[check]; [""]      ])]
+                     [([[check]; [""]      ])]
-                     [$(= [[check]; [$(wrap)] ])]
+                     [([[check]; [(wrap)] ])]
             ]
             | get are_empty
             | empty? check
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fn sets_block_run_value_for_an_empty_column() {
                      [       Jason,     Gedge, 10/11/2013,   1    ]
                      [      Yehuda,      Katz, 10/11/2013,  ''    ]
             ]
-            | empty? likes { = 1 }
+            | empty? likes { 1 }
             | get likes
             | math sum
         "#
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ fn sets_block_run_value_for_many_empty_columns() {
                      [  boost   check   ];
                      [     1,    []     ]
                      [     1,    ""     ]
-                     [     1,  $(wrap)  ]
+                     [     1,  (wrap)  ]
             ]
-            | empty? boost check { = 1 }
+            | empty? boost check { 1 }
             | get boost check
             | math sum
         "#
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ fn passing_a_block_will_set_contents_on_empty_cells_and_leave_non_empty_ones_unt
                      [    Arepas,  "",   "" ]
                      [     Jorge,  30, 3000 ]
             ]
-            | empty? LVL { = 9 }
+            | empty? LVL { 9 }
             | empty? HP {
-                = $it.LVL * 1000
+                $it.LVL * 1000
               }
             | math sum
             | get HP

crates/nu-command/tests/commands/flatten.rs

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ fn flatten_nested_tables_with_columns() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-            echo [[origin, people]; [Ecuador, $(= 'Andres' | wrap name)]]
+            echo [[origin, people]; [Ecuador, ('Andres' | wrap name)]]
-                 [[origin, people]; [Nu, $(= 'nuno' | wrap name)]]
+                 [[origin, people]; [Nu, ('nuno' | wrap name)]]
             | flatten
             | get name
             | str collect ','
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ fn flatten_nested_tables_that_have_many_columns() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-            echo [[origin, people]; [Ecuador, $(echo [[name, meal]; ['Andres', 'arepa']])]]
+            echo [[origin, people]; [Ecuador, (echo [[name, meal]; ['Andres', 'arepa']])]]
-                 [[origin, people]; [USA, $(echo [[name, meal]; ['Katz', 'nurepa']])]] 
+                 [[origin, people]; [USA, (echo [[name, meal]; ['Katz', 'nurepa']])]] 
             | flatten
             | get meal
             | str collect ','

crates/nu-command/tests/commands/insert.rs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn sets_the_column_from_an_invocation() {
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
             wrap content
-            | insert content $(open --raw cargo_sample.toml | lines | first 5)
+            | insert content (open --raw cargo_sample.toml | lines | first 5)
             | get content.1
             | str contains "nu"
         "#

crates/nu-command/tests/commands/into_int.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ fn into_int_filesize() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-        echo 1kb | into int | each {= $it / 1000 }
+        echo 1kb | into int | each { $it / 1000 }
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn into_int_filesize2() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-        echo 1kib | into int | each {= $it / 1024 }
+        echo 1kib | into int | each { $it / 1024 }
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn into_int_int() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-        echo 1024 | into int | each {= $it / 1024 }
+        echo 1024 | into int | each { $it / 1024 }
         "#
     ));
 

crates/nu-command/tests/commands/math/mod.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fn one_arg() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1
+            1
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fn add() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1 + 1
+            1 + 1
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn add_compound() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1 + 2 + 2
+            1 + 2 + 2
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn precedence_of_operators() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1 + 2 * 2
+            1 + 2 * 2
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fn precedence_of_operators2() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1 + 2 * 2 + 1
+            1 + 2 * 2 + 1
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn division_of_ints() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 4 / 2
+            4 / 2
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fn division_of_ints2() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1 / 4
+            1 / 4
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ fn error_zero_division_int_int() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1 / 0
+            1 / 0
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fn error_zero_division_decimal_int() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1.0 / 0
+            1.0 / 0
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fn error_zero_division_int_decimal() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1 / 0.0
+            1 / 0.0
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ fn error_zero_division_decimal_decimal() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1.0 / 0.0
+            1.0 / 0.0
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ fn proper_precedence_history() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 2 / 2 / 2 + 1
+            2 / 2 / 2 + 1
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fn parens_precedence() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 4 * (6 - 3)
+            4 * (6 - 3)
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fn modulo() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 9 mod 2
+            9 mod 2
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ fn duration_math() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1wk + 1day
+            1wk + 1day
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ fn duration_decimal_math() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 5.5day + 0.5day
+            5.5day + 0.5day
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ fn duration_math_with_nanoseconds() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1wk + 10ns
+            1wk + 10ns
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ fn duration_decimal_math_with_nanoseconds() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1.5wk + 10ns
+            1.5wk + 10ns
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ fn duration_math_with_negative() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 1day - 1wk
+            1day - 1wk
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ fn compound_comparison() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 4 > 3 && 2 > 1
+            4 > 3 && 2 > 1
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ fn compound_comparison2() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            = 4 < 3 || 2 > 1
+            4 < 3 || 2 > 1
         "#
     ));
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ fn compound_where_paren() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
-            echo '[{"a": 1, "b": 1}, {"a": 2, "b": 1}, {"a": 2, "b": 2}]' | from json | where (a == 2 && b == 1) || b == 2 | to json
+            echo '[{"a": 1, "b": 1}, {"a": 2, "b": 1}, {"a": 2, "b": 2}]' | from json | where ($it.a == 2 && $it.b == 1) || $it.b == 2 | to json
         "#
     ));
 

crates/nu-command/tests/commands/reduce.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fn reduce_table_column() {
         echo "[{month:2,total:30}, {month:3,total:10}, {month:4,total:3}, {month:5,total:60}]"
         | from json
         | get total
-        | reduce -f 20 { = $it + $( math eval `{{$acc}}^1.05` )}
+        | reduce -f 20 { $it + ( math eval `{{$acc}}^1.05` )}
         | str from -d 1
         "#
         )
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fn reduce_table_column() {
         r#"
         echo "[{month:2,total:30}, {month:3,total:10}, {month:4,total:3}, {month:5,total:60}]"
         | from json
-        | reduce -f 20 { = $it.total + $( math eval `{{$acc}}^1.05` )}
+        | reduce -f 20 { $it.total + ( math eval `{{$acc}}^1.05` )}
         | str from -d 1
         "#
         )
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ fn reduce_rows_example() {
         echo a,b 1,2 3,4
         | split column ,
         | headers
-        | reduce -f 1.6 { = $acc * $(echo $it.a | str to-int) + $(echo $it.b | str to-int) }
+        | reduce -f 1.6 { $acc * ($it.a | str to-int) + ($it.b | str to-int) }
         "#
         )
     );
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fn reduce_numbered_example() {
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
         echo one longest three bar
-        | reduce -n { if $(echo $it.item | str length) > $(echo $acc.item | str length) {echo $it} {echo $acc}}
+        | reduce -n { if ($it.item | str length) > ($acc.item | str length) {echo $it} {echo $acc}}
         | get index
         "#
         )
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn reduce_numbered_integer_addition_example() {
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
         echo [1 2 3 4]
-        | reduce -n {= $acc.item + $it.item }
+        | reduce -n { $acc.item + $it.item }
         | get item
         "#
         )
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fn folding_with_tables() {
         echo [10 20 30 40]
         | reduce -f [] {
             with-env [value $it] {
-              echo $acc | append $(= 10 * $(= $nu.env.value | str to-int))
+              echo $acc | append (10 * ($nu.env.value | str to-int))
             }
           }
         | math sum
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ fn error_reduce_fold_type_mismatch() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-        echo a b c | reduce -f 0 { = $acc + $it }
+        echo a b c | reduce -f 0 { $acc + $it }
         "#
         )
     );
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fn error_reduce_empty() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-        reduce { = $acc + $it }
+        reduce { $acc + $it }
         "#
         )
     );

crates/nu-command/tests/commands/roll.rs

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ mod columns {
             | get bit
             | reverse
             | each --numbered {
-                = $it.item * (2 ** $it.index)
+                $it.item * (2 ** $it.index)
             }
             | math sum
         "#,

crates/nu-command/tests/commands/update.rs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn sets_the_column_from_an_invocation() {
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
             wrap content
-            | update content $(open --raw cargo_sample.toml | lines | first 5)
+            | update content (open --raw cargo_sample.toml | lines | first 5)
             | get content.1
             | str contains "nu"
         "#

crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/markdown.rs

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ fn md_combined() {
             };
 
             title
-            | append $(meals)
+            | append (meals)
             | to md --per-element --pretty
         "#
     ));

crates/nu-data/src/value.rs

@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ pub fn compute_values(
 
                 Ok(UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::Duration(result)))
             }
+            (Primitive::String(x), Primitive::String(y)) => {
+                let mut new_string = x.clone();
+                new_string.push_str(y);
+                Ok(UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::String(new_string)))
+            }
             _ => Err((left.type_name(), right.type_name())),
         },
         _ => Err((left.type_name(), right.type_name())),

crates/nu-engine/src/evaluate/expr.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use log::{log_enabled, trace};
 use crate::evaluation_context::EvaluationContext;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
 use nu_protocol::hir::SpannedExpression;
+use nu_protocol::{UntaggedValue, Value};
 use nu_stream::{InputStream, ToInputStream};
 
 pub(crate) fn run_expression_block(
@@ -18,5 +19,11 @@ pub(crate) fn run_expression_block(
 
     let output = evaluate_baseline_expr(expr, ctx)?;
 
-    Ok(std::iter::once(Ok(output)).to_input_stream())
+    match output {
+        Value {
+            value: UntaggedValue::Table(x),
+            ..
+        } => Ok(InputStream::from_stream(x.into_iter())),
+        output => Ok(std::iter::once(Ok(output)).to_input_stream()),
+    }
 }

crates/nu-engine/tests/evaluate/invocation.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ fn test_parse_invocation_with_range() {
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
         let foo = 3
-        echo $(echo 1..$foo | each { echo $it }) | to json
+        echo (echo 1..$foo | each { $it }) | to json
         "#
     );
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[1,2,3]")

crates/nu-parser/src/parse.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::{path::Path, sync::Arc};
 
+use bigdecimal::BigDecimal;
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use log::trace;
 use nu_errors::{ArgumentError, ParseError};
@@ -12,11 +13,12 @@ use nu_protocol::{NamedType, PositionalType, Signature, SyntaxShape, UnspannedPa
 use nu_source::{HasSpan, Span, Spanned, SpannedItem};
 use num_bigint::BigInt;
 
-use crate::lex::lexer::{lex, parse_block};
 use crate::lex::tokens::{LiteBlock, LiteCommand, LitePipeline};
 use crate::path::expand_path;
-use crate::scope::ParserScope;
+use crate::{
-use bigdecimal::BigDecimal;
+    lex::lexer::{lex, parse_block},
+    ParserScope,
+};
 
 use self::{
     def::{parse_definition, parse_definition_prototype},
@@ -94,8 +96,7 @@ pub fn parse_full_column_path(
     lite_arg: &Spanned<String>,
     scope: &dyn ParserScope,
 ) -> (SpannedExpression, Option<ParseError>) {
-    let mut delimiter = '.';
+    let mut inside_delimiter = vec![];
-    let mut inside_delimiter = false;
     let mut output = vec![];
     let mut current_part = String::new();
     let mut start_index = 0;
@@ -106,23 +107,21 @@ pub fn parse_full_column_path(
 
     for (idx, c) in lite_arg.item.char_indices() {
         last_index = idx;
-        if inside_delimiter {
+        if c == '(' {
-            if c == delimiter {
+            inside_delimiter.push(')');
-                inside_delimiter = false;
+        } else if let Some(delimiter) = inside_delimiter.last() {
+            if c == *delimiter {
+                inside_delimiter.pop();
             }
-        } else if c == '(' {
-            inside_delimiter = true;
-            delimiter = ')';
         } else if c == '\'' || c == '"' {
-            inside_delimiter = true;
+            inside_delimiter.push(c);
-            delimiter = c;
         } else if c == '.' {
             let part_span = Span::new(
                 lite_arg.span.start() + start_index,
                 lite_arg.span.start() + idx,
             );
 
-            if head.is_none() && current_part.starts_with("$(") && current_part.ends_with(')') {
+            if head.is_none() && current_part.starts_with('(') && current_part.ends_with(')') {
                 let (invoc, err) =
                     parse_invocation(&current_part.clone().spanned(part_span), scope);
                 if error.is_none() {
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ pub fn parse_full_column_path(
         );
 
         if head.is_none() {
-            if current_part.starts_with("$(") && current_part.ends_with(')') {
+            if current_part.starts_with('(') && current_part.ends_with(')') {
                 let (invoc, err) = parse_invocation(&current_part.spanned(part_span), scope);
                 if error.is_none() {
                     error = err;
@@ -419,12 +418,12 @@ fn parse_invocation(
     let string: String = lite_arg
         .item
         .chars()
-        .skip(2)
+        .skip(1)
-        .take(lite_arg.item.chars().count() - 3)
+        .take(lite_arg.item.chars().count() - 2)
         .collect();
 
     // We haven't done much with the inner string, so let's go ahead and work with it
-    let (tokens, err) = lex(&string, lite_arg.span.start() + 2);
+    let (tokens, err) = lex(&string, lite_arg.span.start() + 1);
     if err.is_some() {
         return (garbage(lite_arg.span), err);
     };
@@ -468,21 +467,7 @@ fn parse_dollar_expr(
     scope: &dyn ParserScope,
 ) -> (SpannedExpression, Option<ParseError>) {
     trace!("Parsing dollar expression: {:?}", lite_arg.item);
-    if lite_arg.item == "$true" {
+    if let (expr, None) = parse_range(lite_arg, scope) {
-        (
-            SpannedExpression::new(Expression::boolean(true), lite_arg.span),
-            None,
-        )
-    } else if lite_arg.item == "$false" {
-        (
-            SpannedExpression::new(Expression::boolean(false), lite_arg.span),
-            None,
-        )
-    } else if lite_arg.item.ends_with(')') {
-        //Return invocation
-        trace!("Parsing invocation expression");
-        parse_invocation(lite_arg, scope)
-    } else if let (expr, None) = parse_range(lite_arg, scope) {
         (expr, None)
     } else if let (expr, None) = parse_full_column_path(lite_arg, scope) {
         (expr, None)
@@ -661,10 +646,13 @@ fn parse_external_arg(
     scope: &dyn ParserScope,
 ) -> (SpannedExpression, Option<ParseError>) {
     if lite_arg.item.starts_with('$') {
-        return parse_dollar_expr(&lite_arg, scope);
+        parse_dollar_expr(&lite_arg, scope)
-    }
+    } else if lite_arg.item.starts_with('(') {
-
+        parse_invocation(&lite_arg, scope)
-    if lite_arg.item.starts_with('`') && lite_arg.item.len() > 1 && lite_arg.item.ends_with('`') {
+    } else if lite_arg.item.starts_with('`')
+        && lite_arg.item.len() > 1
+        && lite_arg.item.ends_with('`')
+    {
         // This is an interpolated string
         parse_interpolated_string(&lite_arg, scope)
     } else {
@@ -772,65 +760,6 @@ fn parse_table(
     )
 }
 
-/// Tries to parse a number in a paranthesis, e.g., (123) or (-123)
-fn try_parse_number_in_paranthesis(
-    lite_arg: &Spanned<String>,
-) -> (SpannedExpression, Option<ParseError>) {
-    let mut chars = lite_arg.item.chars();
-
-    match (chars.next(), chars.next_back()) {
-        (Some('('), Some(')')) => {
-            match chars.as_str().trim().parse::<BigInt>() {
-                Ok(parsed_integer) => (
-                    SpannedExpression::new(Expression::integer(parsed_integer), lite_arg.span),
-                    None,
-                ),
-                // we don't care if it does not manage to parse it, because then likely it is not a number
-                Err(_) => {
-                    match chars.as_str().trim().parse::<BigDecimal>() {
-                        Ok(parsed_decimal) => (
-                            SpannedExpression::new(
-                                Expression::decimal(parsed_decimal),
-                                lite_arg.span,
-                            ),
-                            None,
-                        ),
-                        // we don't care if it does not manage to parse it, because then likely it is not a number
-                        Err(_) => (
-                            garbage(lite_arg.span),
-                            Some(ParseError::mismatch(
-                                "cannot parse number",
-                                lite_arg.clone(),
-                            )),
-                        ),
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        (Some('('), _) => (
-            garbage(lite_arg.span),
-            Some(ParseError::mismatch(
-                "missing closing bracket",
-                lite_arg.clone(),
-            )),
-        ),
-        (_, Some(')')) => (
-            garbage(lite_arg.span),
-            Some(ParseError::mismatch(
-                "missing starting bracket",
-                lite_arg.clone(),
-            )),
-        ),
-        (_, _) => (
-            garbage(lite_arg.span),
-            Some(ParseError::mismatch(
-                "number in paranthesis",
-                lite_arg.clone(),
-            )),
-        ),
-    }
-}
-
 /// Parses the given argument using the shape as a guide for how to correctly parse the argument
 fn parse_arg(
     expected_type: SyntaxShape,
@@ -843,7 +772,7 @@ fn parse_arg(
 
     // before anything else, try to see if this is a number in paranthesis
     if lite_arg.item.starts_with('(') {
-        let (expr, err) = try_parse_number_in_paranthesis(lite_arg);
+        let (expr, err) = parse_full_column_path(&lite_arg, scope);
         if err.is_none() {
             return (expr, None);
         }
@@ -1117,69 +1046,15 @@ fn shorthand_reparse(
     }
 }
 
-fn parse_parenthesized_expression(
-    lite_arg: &Spanned<String>,
-    scope: &dyn ParserScope,
-    shorthand_mode: bool,
-) -> (SpannedExpression, Option<ParseError>) {
-    let mut chars = lite_arg.item.chars();
-
-    match (chars.next(), chars.next_back()) {
-        (Some('('), Some(')')) => {
-            // We have a literal row
-            let string: String = chars.collect();
-
-            // We haven't done much with the inner string, so let's go ahead and work with it
-            let (tokens, err) = lex(&string, lite_arg.span.start() + 1);
-            if err.is_some() {
-                return (garbage(lite_arg.span), err);
-            }
-
-            let (lite_block, err) = parse_block(tokens);
-            if err.is_some() {
-                return (garbage(lite_arg.span), err);
-            }
-
-            if lite_block.block.len() != 1 {
-                return (
-                    garbage(lite_arg.span),
-                    Some(ParseError::mismatch("math expression", lite_arg.clone())),
-                );
-            }
-
-            let mut lite_pipeline = lite_block.block[0].clone();
-
-            let mut collection = vec![];
-            for lite_pipeline in lite_pipeline.pipelines.iter_mut() {
-                for lite_cmd in lite_pipeline.commands.iter_mut() {
-                    collection.append(&mut lite_cmd.parts);
-                }
-            }
-            let (_, expr, err) = parse_math_expression(0, &collection[..], scope, shorthand_mode);
-            (expr, err)
-        }
-        _ => (
-            garbage(lite_arg.span),
-            Some(ParseError::mismatch("table", lite_arg.clone())),
-        ),
-    }
-}
-
 fn parse_possibly_parenthesized(
     lite_arg: &Spanned<String>,
     scope: &dyn ParserScope,
-    shorthand_mode: bool,
 ) -> (
     (Option<Spanned<String>>, SpannedExpression),
     Option<ParseError>,
 ) {
-    if lite_arg.item.starts_with('(') {
+    let (lhs, err) = parse_arg(SyntaxShape::Any, scope, lite_arg);
-        let (lhs, err) = parse_parenthesized_expression(lite_arg, scope, shorthand_mode);
+    ((Some(lite_arg.clone()), lhs), err)
-        ((None, lhs), err)
-    } else {
-        let (lhs, err) = parse_arg(SyntaxShape::Any, scope, lite_arg);
-        ((Some(lite_arg.clone()), lhs), err)
-    }
 }
 
 /// Handle parsing math expressions, complete with working with the precedence of the operators
@@ -1200,8 +1075,7 @@ pub fn parse_math_expression(
     let mut working_exprs = vec![];
     let mut prec = vec![];
 
-    let (lhs_working_expr, err) =
+    let (lhs_working_expr, err) = parse_possibly_parenthesized(&lite_args[idx], scope);
-        parse_possibly_parenthesized(&lite_args[idx], scope, shorthand_mode);
 
     if error.is_none() {
         error = err;
@@ -1239,8 +1113,7 @@ pub fn parse_math_expression(
             prec
         );
 
-        let (rhs_working_expr, err) =
+        let (rhs_working_expr, err) = parse_possibly_parenthesized(&lite_args[idx], scope);
-            parse_possibly_parenthesized(&lite_args[idx], scope, shorthand_mode);
 
         if error.is_none() {
             error = err;
@@ -1740,22 +1613,32 @@ fn parse_call(
             })),
             error,
         );
-    } else if lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('$') || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('{') {
+    // } else if lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('(') {
+    //     let (expr, err) = parse_simple_invocation(&lite_cmd.parts[0], scope);
+    //     error = error.or(err);
+    //     return (Some(ClassifiedCommand::Expr(Box::new(expr))), error);
+    } else if lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('{') {
         return parse_value_call(lite_cmd, scope);
-    } else if lite_cmd.parts[0].item == "=" {
+    } else if lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('$')
-        let expr = if lite_cmd.parts.len() > 1 {
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('\"')
-            let (_, expr, err) = parse_math_expression(0, &lite_cmd.parts[1..], scope, false);
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('\'')
-            error = error.or(err);
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('`')
-            expr
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('-')
-        } else {
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('0')
-            error = error.or_else(|| {
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('1')
-                Some(ParseError::argument_error(
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('2')
-                    lite_cmd.parts[0].clone(),
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('3')
-                    ArgumentError::MissingMandatoryPositional("an expression".into()),
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('4')
-                ))
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('5')
-            });
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('6')
-            garbage(lite_cmd.span())
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('7')
-        };
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('8')
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('9')
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('[')
+        || lite_cmd.parts[0].item.starts_with('(')
+    {
+        let (_, expr, err) = parse_math_expression(0, &lite_cmd.parts[..], scope, false);
+        error = error.or(err);
         return (Some(ClassifiedCommand::Expr(Box::new(expr))), error);
     } else if lite_cmd.parts[0].item == "alias" {
         let error = parse_alias(&lite_cmd, scope);
@@ -1925,77 +1808,6 @@ fn expand_shorthand_forms(
     }
 }
 
-// pub fn parse_block(lite_block: &LiteBlock, scope: &dyn ParserScope) -> ClassifiedBlock {
-//     let mut block = vec![];
-//     let mut error = None;
-//     for lite_group in &lite_block.block {
-//         let mut command_list = vec![];
-//         for lite_pipeline in &lite_group.pipelines {
-//             let (lite_pipeline, vars, err) = expand_shorthand_forms(lite_pipeline);
-//             if error.is_none() {
-//                 error = err;
-//             }
-
-//             let (pipeline, err) = parse_pipeline(&lite_pipeline, scope);
-
-//             let pipeline = if let Some(vars) = vars {
-//                 let span = pipeline.commands.span;
-//                 let group = Group::new(vec![pipeline.commands.clone()], span);
-//                 let block = hir::Block::new(vec![], vec![group], span);
-//                 let mut call = hir::Call::new(
-//                     Box::new(SpannedExpression {
-//                         expr: Expression::string("with-env".to_string()),
-//                         span,
-//                     }),
-//                     span,
-//                 );
-//                 call.positional = Some(vec![
-//                     SpannedExpression {
-//                         expr: Expression::List(vec![
-//                             SpannedExpression {
-//                                 expr: Expression::string(vars.0.item),
-//                                 span: vars.0.span,
-//                             },
-//                             SpannedExpression {
-//                                 expr: Expression::string(vars.1.item),
-//                                 span: vars.1.span,
-//                             },
-//                         ]),
-//                         span: Span::new(vars.0.span.start(), vars.1.span.end()),
-//                     },
-//                     SpannedExpression {
-//                         expr: Expression::Block(block),
-//                         span,
-//                     },
-//                 ]);
-//                 let classified_with_env = ClassifiedCommand::Internal(InternalCommand {
-//                     name: "with-env".to_string(),
-//                     name_span: Span::unknown(),
-//                     args: call,
-//                 });
-//                 ClassifiedPipeline {
-//                     commands: Pipeline {
-//                         list: vec![classified_with_env],
-//                         span,
-//                     },
-//                 }
-//             } else {
-//                 pipeline
-//             };
-
-//             command_list.push(pipeline.commands);
-//             if error.is_none() {
-//                 error = err;
-//             }
-//         }
-//         let group = Group::new(command_list, lite_block.span());
-//         block.push(group);
-//     }
-//     let block = Block::new(vec![], block, lite_block.span());
-
-//     ClassifiedBlock::new(block, error)
-// }
-
 fn parse_alias(call: &LiteCommand, scope: &dyn ParserScope) -> Option<ParseError> {
     if call.parts.len() < 4 {
         return Some(ParseError::mismatch("alias", call.parts[0].clone()));

crates/nu-pretty-hex/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 [package]
-authors = [
+authors = ["Andrei Volnin <wolandr@gmail.com>", "The Nu Project Contributors"]
-    "Andrei Volnin <wolandr@gmail.com>",
-    "The Nu Project Contributors"
-    ]
 description = "Pretty hex dump of bytes slice in the common style."
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MIT"

docs/commands/autoview.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Some text
 The style used by `textview` can be configured in `config.toml`.
 
 ```shell
-> open --raw $(which nu | get path) | autoview
+> open --raw (which nu | get path) | autoview
 ...
 126d1c0:   64 31 66 37  62 30 31 63  36 2e 31 31  38 2e 6c 6c   d1f7b01c6.118.ll
 126d1d0:   76 6d 2e 34  34 38 37 35  37 31 32 34  39 35 33 39   vm.4487571249539

docs/commands/empty.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ We want to add two totals (numbers `33` and `37`) for the day `2020/04/16`
 
 Set a table with two numbers for the empty column
 ```shell
-> echo [[2020/04/16 2020/07/10 2020/11/16]; ['' [27] [37]]] | empty? 2020/04/16 { = [33 37] }
+> echo [[2020/04/16 2020/07/10 2020/11/16]; ['' [27] [37]]] | empty? 2020/04/16 { [33 37] }
 ═══╦════════════════╦════════════════╦════════════════
  # ║ 2020/04/16     ║ 2020/07/10     ║ 2020/11/16
 ═══╬════════════════╬════════════════╬════════════════
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Set a table with two numbers for the empty column
 
 Checking all the numbers
 ```shell
-> echo [[2020/04/16 2020/07/10 2020/11/16]; ['' [27] [37]]] | empty? 2020/04/16 { = [33 37] } | pivot _ totals | get totals
+> echo [[2020/04/16 2020/07/10 2020/11/16]; ['' [27] [37]]] | empty? 2020/04/16 { [33 37] } | pivot _ totals | get totals
 ═══╦════
  0 ║ 33
  1 ║ 37

docs/sample_config/config.toml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pivot_mode = "auto" # auto, always, never
 ctrlc_exit = false
 complete_from_path = true
 rm_always_trash = true
-prompt = "build-string $(ansi gb) $(pwd) $(ansi reset) '(' $(ansi cb) $(do -i { git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD } | str trim ) $(ansi reset) ')' $(ansi yb) $(date format '%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S%.3f %p' ) $(ansi reset) '> ' "
+prompt = "build-string (ansi gb) (pwd) (ansi reset) '(' (ansi cb) (do -i { git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD } | str trim ) (ansi reset) ')' (ansi yb) (date format '%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S%.3f %p' ) (ansi reset) '> ' "
 
 # for each of the options in the color_config section, you are able to set
 # the color alone or with one of the following attributes.

tests/shell/mod.rs

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn plugins_are_declared_with_wix() {
                 | wrap wix
             }
             | default wix _
-            | each { if $it.wix != $it.cargo { = 1 } { = 0 } }
+            | each { if $it.wix != $it.cargo { 1 } { 0 } }
             | math sum
             "#
     ));

tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ fn automatically_change_directory() {
             cwd: dirs.test(),
             r#"
                 autodir
-                echo $(pwd)
+                echo (pwd)
             "#
         );
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ mod external_command_arguments {
                 let actual = nu!(
                 cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
                 r#"
-                    nu --testbin cococo $(ls | get name)
+                    nu --testbin cococo (ls | get name)
                 "#
                 ));
 

tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn treats_dot_dot_as_path_not_range() {
         r#"
             mkdir temp;
             cd temp;
-            echo $(open ../nu_times.csv).name | autoview;
+            echo (open ../nu_times.csv).name | autoview;
             cd ..;
             rmdir temp
             "#
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ fn invocation_properly_redirects() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-            echo $(nu --testbin cococo "hello") | str collect
+            echo (nu --testbin cococo "hello") | str collect
         "#
     );
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fn argument_invocation() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-            echo "foo" | each { echo $(echo $it) }
+            echo "foo" | each { echo (echo $it) }
         "#
     );
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ fn invocation_handles_dot() {
         let actual = nu!(
         cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
         r#"
-            echo $(open nu_times.csv)
+            echo (open nu_times.csv)
             | get name
             | each { nu --testbin chop $it | lines }
             | nth 3
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ fn run_custom_command() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-            def add-me [x y] { = $x + $y}; add-me 10 5
+            def add-me [x y] { $x + $y}; add-me 10 5
         "#
     );
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ fn run_custom_command_with_flag() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-        def foo [--bar:number] { if $(echo $bar | empty?) { echo "empty" } { echo $bar } }; foo --bar 10
+        def foo [--bar:number] { if ($bar | empty?) { echo "empty" } { echo $bar } }; foo --bar 10
         "#
     );
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ fn run_custom_command_with_flag_missing() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-        def foo [--bar:number] { if $(echo $bar | empty?) { echo "empty" } { echo $bar } }; foo
+        def foo [--bar:number] { if ($bar | empty?) { echo "empty" } { echo $bar } }; foo
         "#
     );
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ fn set_variable() {
         r#"
             let x = 5
             let y = 12
-            = $x + $y
+            $x + $y
         "#
     );
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ fn run_dynamic_blocks() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-        let block = { echo "holaaaa" }; $block
+        let block = { echo "holaaaa" }; do $block
         "#
     );
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "holaaaa");
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ fn run_dynamic_blocks() {
 fn argument_invocation_reports_errors() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
-        "echo $(ferris_is_not_here.exe)"
+        "echo (ferris_is_not_here.exe)"
     );
 
     assert!(actual.err.contains("Command not found"));
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ fn filesize_math() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-        = 100 * 10kb
+        100 * 10kb
         "#
     );
 
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ fn filesize_math2() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-        = 100 / 10kb
+        100 / 10kb
         "#
     );
 
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ fn filesize_math3() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-        = 100kb / 10
+        100kb / 10
         "#
     );
 
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ fn filesize_math4() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-        = 100kb * 5
+        100kb * 5
         "#
     );
 
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ fn filesize_math5() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-        = 1001 * 1kb
+        1001 * 1kb
         "#
     );
 
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ fn filesize_math6() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-        = 1001 * 1mb
+        1001 * 1mb
         "#
     );
 
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ fn filesize_math7() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".",
         r#"
-        = 1001 * 1gb
+        1001 * 1gb
         "#
     );
 
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ fn duration_overflow() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-        ls | get modified | each { = $it + 10000000000000000day }
+        ls | get modified | each { $it + 10000000000000000day }
         "#)
     );
 
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ fn date_and_duration_overflow() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-        ls | get modified | each { = $it + 1000000000day }
+        ls | get modified | each { $it + 1000000000day }
         "#)
     );