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# Contributing
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Welcome to nushell!
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*Note: for a more complete guide see [The nu contributor book](https://www.nushell.sh/contributor-book/)*
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For speedy contributions open it in Gitpod, nu will be pre-installed with the latest build in a VSCode like editor all from your browser.
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[](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/nushell/nushell)
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Welcome to Nushell!
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To get live support from the community see our [Discord](https://discordapp.com/invite/NtAbbGn), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nu_shell) or file an issue or feature request here on [GitHub](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/new/choose)!
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<!--WIP-->
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## Developing
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### Setup
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This is no different than other Rust projects.
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Nushell requires a recent Rust toolchain and some dependencies; [refer to the Nu Book for up-to-date requirements](https://www.nushell.sh/book/installation.html#build-from-source). After installing dependencies, you should be able to clone+build Nu like any other Rust project:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/nushell/nushell
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- Build and run Nushell:
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```shell
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cargo build --release && cargo run --release
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cargo run
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```
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- Build and run with extra features:
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- Build and run with extra features. Currently extra features include dataframes and sqlite database support.
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```shell
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cargo build --release --features=extra && cargo run --release --features=extra
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cargo run --features=extra
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```
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- Run Clippy on Nushell:
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```shell
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cargo clippy --all --features=stable
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cargo clippy --workspace --features=extra -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used -A clippy::needless_collect
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```
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- Run all tests:
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```shell
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cargo test --all --features=stable
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cargo test --workspace --features=extra
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```
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- Run all tests for a specific command
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- To view verbose logs when developing, enable the `trace` log level.
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```shell
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cargo build --release --features=extra && cargo run --release --features=extra -- --log-level trace
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cargo run --release --features=extra -- --log-level trace
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```
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# README
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# Nushell <!-- omit in toc -->
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[](https://crates.io/crates/nu)
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[](https://discord.gg/NtAbbGn)
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## Nushell
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A new type of shell.
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## Table of Contents <!-- omit in toc -->
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- [Status](#status)
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- [Learning About Nu](#learning-about-nu)
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- [Installation](#installation)
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- [Philosophy](#philosophy)
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- [Pipelines](#pipelines)
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- [Opening files](#opening-files)
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- [Plugins](#plugins)
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- [Goals](#goals)
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- [Progress](#progress)
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- [Officially Supported By](#officially-supported-by)
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- [Contributing](#contributing)
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- [License](#license)
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## Status
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This project has reached a minimum-viable product level of quality.
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While contributors dogfood it as their daily driver, it may be unstable for some commands.
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Future releases will work to fill out missing features and improve stability.
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Its design is also subject to change as it matures.
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This project has reached a minimum-viable-product level of quality. Many people use it as their daily driver, but it may be unstable for some commands. Nu's design is subject to change as it matures.
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Nu comes with a set of built-in commands (listed below).
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If a command is unknown, the command will shell-out and execute it (using cmd on Windows or bash on Linux and macOS), correctly passing through stdin, stdout, and stderr, so things like your daily git workflows and even `vim` will work just fine.
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## Learning About Nu
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## Learning more
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The [Nushell book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/) is the primary source of Nushell documentation. You can find [a full list of Nu commands in the book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/command_reference.html), and we have many examples of using Nu in our [cookbook](https://www.nushell.sh/cookbook/).
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There are a few good resources to learn about Nu.
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There is a [book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/) about Nu that is currently in progress.
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The book focuses on using Nu and its core concepts.
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If you're a developer who would like to contribute to Nu, we're also working on a [book for developers](https://www.nushell.sh/contributor-book/) to help you get started.
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There are also [good first issues](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) to help you dive in.
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We also have an active [Discord](https://discord.gg/NtAbbGn) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nu_shell) if you'd like to come and chat with us.
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You can also find information on more specific topics in our [cookbook](https://www.nushell.sh/cookbook/).
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We're also active on [Discord](https://discord.gg/NtAbbGn) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nu_shell); come and chat with us!
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## Installation
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### Local
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To quickly install Nu:
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Up-to-date installation instructions can be found in the [installation chapter of the book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/installation.html). **Windows users**: please note that Nu works on Windows 10 and does not currently have Windows 7/8.1 support.
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To build Nu, you will need to use the **latest stable (1.60 or later)** version of the compiler.
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Required dependencies:
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- pkg-config and libssl (only needed on Linux)
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- On Debian/Ubuntu: `apt install pkg-config libssl-dev`
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Optional dependencies:
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- To use Nu with all possible optional features enabled, you'll also need the following:
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- On Linux (on Debian/Ubuntu): `apt install libxcb-composite0-dev libx11-dev`
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To install Nu via cargo (make sure you have installed [rustup](https://rustup.rs/) and the latest stable compiler via `rustup install stable`):
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For Windows users, you may also need to install the [Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributables](https://docs.microsoft.com/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist).
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```shell
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cargo install nu
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```
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To install Nu via the [Windows Package Manager](https://aka.ms/winget-cli):
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```shell
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```bash
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# Linux and macOS
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brew install nushell
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# Windows
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winget install nushell
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```
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To install Nu via the [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org) package manager:
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```shell
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choco install nushell
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```
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You can also build Nu yourself with all the bells and whistles (be sure to have installed the [dependencies](https://www.nushell.sh/book/installation.html#dependencies) for your platform), once you have checked out this repo with git:
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```shell
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cargo build --workspace --features=extra
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```
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### Packaging status
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Detailed installation instructions can be found in the [installation chapter of the book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/installation.html). Nu is available via many package managers:
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[](https://repology.org/project/nushell/versions)
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#### Fedora
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[COPR repo](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/atim/nushell/): `sudo dnf copr enable atim/nushell -y && sudo dnf install nushell -y`
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## Philosophy
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Nu draws inspiration from projects like PowerShell, functional programming languages, and modern CLI tools.
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Rather than thinking of files and services as raw streams of text, Nu looks at each input as something with structure.
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For example, when you list the contents of a directory, what you get back is a table of rows, where each row represents an item in that directory.
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Rather than thinking of files and data as raw streams of text, Nu looks at each input as something with structure.
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For example, when you list the contents of a directory what you get back is a table of rows, where each row represents an item in that directory.
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These values can be piped through a series of steps, in a series of commands called a 'pipeline'.
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### Pipelines
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In Unix, it's common to pipe between commands to split up a sophisticated command over multiple steps.
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Nu takes this a step further and builds heavily on the idea of _pipelines_.
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Just as the Unix philosophy, Nu allows commands to output to stdout and read from stdin.
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As in the Unix philosophy, Nu allows commands to output to stdout and read from stdin.
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Additionally, commands can output structured data (you can think of this as a third kind of stream).
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Commands that work in the pipeline fit into one of three categories:
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- Commands that produce a stream (e.g., `ls`)
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- Commands that filter a stream (eg, `where type == "Dir"`)
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- Commands that consume the output of the pipeline (e.g., `autoview`)
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- Commands that consume the output of the pipeline (e.g., `table`)
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Commands are separated by the pipe symbol (`|`) to denote a pipeline flowing left to right.
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```shell
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> ls | where type == "Dir" | autoview
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───┬────────┬──────┬───────┬──────────────
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# │ name │ type │ size │ modified
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───┼────────┼──────┼───────┼──────────────
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0 │ assets │ Dir │ 128 B │ 5 months ago
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1 │ crates │ Dir │ 704 B │ 50 mins ago
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2 │ debian │ Dir │ 352 B │ 5 months ago
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3 │ docs │ Dir │ 192 B │ 50 mins ago
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4 │ images │ Dir │ 160 B │ 5 months ago
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5 │ src │ Dir │ 128 B │ 1 day ago
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6 │ target │ Dir │ 160 B │ 5 days ago
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7 │ tests │ Dir │ 192 B │ 3 months ago
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───┴────────┴──────┴───────┴──────────────
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> ls | where type == "dir" | table
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╭────┬──────────┬──────┬─────────┬───────────────╮
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│ # │ name │ type │ size │ modified │
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├────┼──────────┼──────┼─────────┼───────────────┤
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│ 0 │ .cargo │ dir │ 0 B │ 9 minutes ago │
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│ 1 │ assets │ dir │ 0 B │ 2 weeks ago │
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│ 2 │ crates │ dir │ 4.0 KiB │ 2 weeks ago │
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│ 3 │ docker │ dir │ 0 B │ 2 weeks ago │
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│ 4 │ docs │ dir │ 0 B │ 2 weeks ago │
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│ 5 │ images │ dir │ 0 B │ 2 weeks ago │
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│ 6 │ pkg_mgrs │ dir │ 0 B │ 2 weeks ago │
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│ 7 │ samples │ dir │ 0 B │ 2 weeks ago │
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│ 8 │ src │ dir │ 4.0 KiB │ 2 weeks ago │
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│ 9 │ target │ dir │ 0 B │ a day ago │
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│ 10 │ tests │ dir │ 4.0 KiB │ 2 weeks ago │
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╰────┴──────────┴──────┴─────────┴───────────────╯
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```
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Because most of the time you'll want to see the output of a pipeline, `autoview` is assumed.
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Because most of the time you'll want to see the output of a pipeline, `table` is assumed.
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We could have also written the above:
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```shell
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> ls | where type == Dir
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> ls | where type == "dir"
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```
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```shell
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> ps | where cpu > 0
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───┬────────┬───────────────────┬──────────┬─────────┬──────────┬──────────
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# │ pid │ name │ status │ cpu │ mem │ virtual
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───┼────────┼───────────────────┼──────────┼─────────┼──────────┼──────────
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0 │ 435 │ irq/142-SYNA327 │ Sleeping │ 7.5699 │ 0 B │ 0 B
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1 │ 1609 │ pulseaudio │ Sleeping │ 6.5605 │ 10.6 MB │ 2.3 GB
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2 │ 1625 │ gnome-shell │ Sleeping │ 6.5684 │ 639.6 MB │ 7.3 GB
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3 │ 2202 │ Web Content │ Sleeping │ 6.8157 │ 320.8 MB │ 3.0 GB
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4 │ 328788 │ nu_plugin_core_ps │ Sleeping │ 92.5750 │ 5.9 MB │ 633.2 MB
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───┴────────┴───────────────────┴──────────┴─────────┴──────────┴──────────
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╭───┬───────┬───────────┬───────┬───────────┬───────────╮
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├───┼───────┼───────────┼───────┼───────────┼───────────┤
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│ 0 │ 2240 │ Slack.exe │ 16.40 │ 178.3 MiB │ 232.6 MiB │
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│ 1 │ 16948 │ Slack.exe │ 16.32 │ 205.0 MiB │ 197.9 MiB │
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│ 2 │ 17700 │ nu.exe │ 3.77 │ 26.1 MiB │ 8.8 MiB │
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╰───┴───────┴───────────┴───────┴───────────┴───────────╯
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```
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bin │ [table 18 rows]
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build-dependencies │ [row serde toml]
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dependencies │ [row 29 columns]
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dev-dependencies │ [row nu-test-support]
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features │ [row 19 columns]
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package │ [row 12 columns]
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│ package │ {record 13 fields} │
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╰──────────────────┴────────────────────╯
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```
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We can pipeline this into a command that gets the contents of one of the columns:
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```shell
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───────────────┬────────────────────────────────────
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authors │ [table 1 rows]
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default-run │ nu
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description │ A new type of shell
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documentation │ https://www.nushell.sh/book/
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edition │ 2018
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exclude │ [table 1 rows]
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homepage │ https://www.nushell.sh
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license │ MIT
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name │ nu
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readme │ README.md
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repository │ https://github.com/nushell/nushell
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version │ 0.32.0
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───────────────┴────────────────────────────────────
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╭───────────────┬────────────────────────────────────╮
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│ default-run │ nu │
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│ description │ A new type of shell │
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│ documentation │ https://www.nushell.sh/book/ │
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│ edition │ 2018 │
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│ exclude │ [list 1 item] │
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│ homepage │ https://www.nushell.sh │
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│ license │ MIT │
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│ repository │ https://github.com/nushell/nushell │
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│ rust-version │ 1.60 │
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│ version │ 0.63.1 │
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╰───────────────┴────────────────────────────────────╯
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```
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Finally, we can use commands outside of Nu once we have the data we want:
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And if needed we can drill down further:
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```shell
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> open Cargo.toml | get package.version
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0.32.0
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0.63.1
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```
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### Configuration
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Nu has early support for configuring the shell. You can refer to the book for a list of [all supported variables](https://www.nushell.sh/book/configuration.html).
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To set one of these variables, you can use `config set`. For example:
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```shell
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> config set line_editor.edit_mode "vi"
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> config set path $nu.path
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```
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### Shells
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Nu will work inside of a single directory and allow you to navigate around your filesystem by default.
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Nu also offers a way of adding additional working directories that you can jump between, allowing you to work in multiple directories simultaneously.
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To do so, use the `enter` command, which will allow you to create a new "shell" and enter it at the specified path.
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You can toggle between this new shell and the original shell with the `p` (for previous) and `n` (for next), allowing you to navigate around a ring buffer of shells.
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Once you're done with a shell, you can `exit` it and remove it from the ring buffer.
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Finally, to get a list of all the current shells, you can use the `shells` command.
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### Plugins
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Nu supports plugins that offer additional functionality to the shell and follow the same structured data model that built-in commands use.
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This allows you to extend nu for your needs.
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There are a few examples in the `plugins` directory.
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Nu supports plugins that offer additional functionality to the shell and follow the same structured data model that built-in commands use. There are a few examples in the `crates/nu_plugins_*` directories.
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Plugins are binaries that are available in your path and follow a `nu_plugin_*` naming convention.
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These binaries interact with nu via a simple JSON-RPC protocol where the command identifies itself and passes along its configuration, making it available for use.
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Nu adheres closely to a set of goals that make up its design philosophy. As features are added, they are checked against these goals.
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- First and foremost, Nu is cross-platform. Commands and techniques should carry between platforms and offer consistent first-class support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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- First and foremost, Nu is cross-platform. Commands and techniques should work across platforms and Nu has first-class support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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- Nu ensures direct compatibility with existing platform-specific executables that make up people's workflows.
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- Nu ensures compatibility with existing platform-specific executables.
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- Nu's workflow and tools should have the usability in day-to-day experience of using a shell in 2019 (and beyond).
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- Nu's workflow and tools should have the usability expected of modern software in 2022 (and beyond).
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- Nu views data as both structured and unstructured. It is a structured shell like PowerShell.
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- Nu views data as either structured or unstructured. It is a structured shell like PowerShell.
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- Finally, Nu views data functionally. Rather than using mutation, pipelines act as a means to load, change, and save data without mutable state.
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## Commands
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You can find a list of Nu commands, complete with documentation, in [quick command references](https://www.nushell.sh/book/command_reference.html).
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## Progress
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Nu is in heavy development and will naturally change as it matures and people use it. The chart below isn't meant to be exhaustive, but rather helps give an idea for some of the areas of development and their relative completion:
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Nu is under heavy development and will naturally change as it matures. The chart below isn't meant to be exhaustive, but it helps give an idea for some of the areas of development and their relative maturity:
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| Features | Not started | Prototype | MVP | Preview | Mature | Notes |
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@ -270,20 +210,15 @@ Nu is in heavy development and will naturally change as it matures and people us
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Please submit an issue or PR to be added to this list.
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### Integrations
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- [zoxide](https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide)
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- [starship](https://github.com/starship/starship)
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- [oh-my-posh](https://ohmyposh.dev)
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- [Couchbase Shell](https://couchbase.sh)
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- [virtualenv](https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv)
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### Mentions
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- [The Python Launcher for Unix](https://github.com/brettcannon/python-launcher#how-do-i-get-a-table-of-python-executables-in-nushell)
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## Contributing
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See [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
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Thanks to all the people who already contributed!
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See [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Thanks to all the people who already contributed!
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<a href="https://github.com/nushell/nushell/graphs/contributors">
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<img src="https://contributors-img.web.app/image?repo=nushell/nushell&max=500" />
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