Update main.wxs (#4007)

Remove references to the old binaries

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ body:
     id: config
     attributes:
       label: Configuration
-      description: "Please run `> version | pivot` and paste the output to show OS, features, etc"
+      description: "Please run `> version | pivot key value | to md` and paste the output to show OS, features, etc"
       placeholder: |
         > version | pivot key value | to md
         ╭───┬────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮

Cargo.toml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 name = "nu"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/nushell/nushell"
-version = "0.36.0"
+version = "0.37.0"
 
 [workspace]
 members = ["crates/*/"]
@@ -18,38 +18,34 @@ members = ["crates/*/"]
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-nu-cli = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-cli", default-features=false }
+nu-cli = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-cli", default-features=false }
-nu-command = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-command" }
+nu-command = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-command" }
-nu-completion = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-completion" }
+nu-completion = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-completion" }
-nu-data = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-data" }
+nu-data = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-data" }
-nu-engine = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-engine" }
+nu-engine = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-engine" }
-nu-errors = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-errors" }
+nu-errors = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-errors" }
-nu-parser = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-parser" }
+nu-parser = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-parser" }
-nu-path = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-path" }
+nu-path = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-path" }
-nu-plugin = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-plugin" }
+nu-plugin = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-plugin" }
-nu-protocol = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-protocol" }
+nu-protocol = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-protocol" }
-nu-source = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-source" }
+nu-source = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-source" }
-nu-value-ext = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-value-ext" }
+nu-value-ext = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-value-ext" }
 
-nu_plugin_binaryview = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_binaryview", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_binaryview = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_binaryview", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_chart = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_chart", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_chart = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_chart", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_fetch = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_fetch", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_from_bson = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_from_bson", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_from_bson = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_from_bson", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_from_sqlite = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_from_sqlite", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_from_sqlite = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_from_sqlite", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_inc = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_inc", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_inc = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_inc", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_match = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_match", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_match = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_match", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_query_json = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_query_json", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_post = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_post", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_s3 = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_s3", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_ps = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_ps", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_selector = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_selector", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_query_json = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_query_json", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_start = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_start", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_s3 = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_s3", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_textview = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_textview", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_selector = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_selector", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_to_bson = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_to_bson", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_start = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_start", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_to_sqlite = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_to_sqlite", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_sys = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_sys", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_tree = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_tree", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_textview = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_textview", optional=true }
+nu_plugin_xpath = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_xpath", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_to_bson = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_to_bson", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_to_sqlite = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_to_sqlite", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_tree = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_tree", optional=true }
-nu_plugin_xpath = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu_plugin_xpath", optional=true }
 
 # Required to bootstrap the main binary
 ctrlc = { version="3.1.7", optional=true }
@@ -57,8 +53,7 @@ futures = { version="0.3.12", features=["compat", "io-compat"] }
 itertools = "0.10.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-nu-test-support = { version = "0.36.0", path="./crates/nu-test-support" }
+nu-test-support = { version = "0.37.0", path="./crates/nu-test-support" }
-dunce = "1.0.1"
 serial_test = "0.5.1"
 hamcrest2 = "0.3.0"
 rstest = "0.10.0"
@@ -66,6 +61,8 @@ rstest = "0.10.0"
 [build-dependencies]
 
 [features]
+fetch-support = ["nu-command/fetch", "nu-command/post"]
+sys-support = ["nu-command/sys", "nu-command/ps"]
 ctrlc-support = ["nu-cli/ctrlc", "nu-command/ctrlc"]
 rustyline-support = ["nu-cli/rustyline-support", "nu-command/rustyline-support"]
 term-support = ["nu-command/term"]
@@ -74,15 +71,13 @@ which-support = ["nu-command/which", "nu-engine/which"]
 
 default = [
     "nu-cli/shadow-rs",
-    "sys",
+    "sys-support",
-    "ps",
     "ctrlc-support",
     "which-support",
     "term-support",
     "rustyline-support",
     "match",
-    "post",
+    "fetch-support",
-    "fetch",
     "zip-support",
     "dataframe",
 ]
@@ -110,12 +105,8 @@ extra = [
 wasi = ["inc", "match", "match", "tree", "rustyline-support"]
 
 # Stable (Default)
-fetch = ["nu_plugin_fetch"]
 inc = ["nu_plugin_inc"]
 match = ["nu_plugin_match"]
-post = ["nu_plugin_post"]
-ps = ["nu_plugin_ps"]
-sys = ["nu_plugin_sys"]
 textview = ["nu_plugin_textview"]
 
 # Extra
@@ -146,7 +137,6 @@ dataframe = [
     "nu-command/dataframe",
     "nu-value-ext/dataframe",
     "nu-data/dataframe",
-    "nu_plugin_post/dataframe",
     "nu_plugin_to_bson/dataframe",
 ]
 
@@ -166,31 +156,11 @@ name = "nu_plugin_core_inc"
 path = "src/plugins/nu_plugin_core_inc.rs"
 required-features = ["inc"]
 
-[[bin]]
-name = "nu_plugin_core_ps"
-path = "src/plugins/nu_plugin_core_ps.rs"
-required-features = ["ps"]
-
-[[bin]]
-name = "nu_plugin_core_sys"
-path = "src/plugins/nu_plugin_core_sys.rs"
-required-features = ["sys"]
-
-[[bin]]
-name = "nu_plugin_core_fetch"
-path = "src/plugins/nu_plugin_core_fetch.rs"
-required-features = ["fetch"]
-
 [[bin]]
 name = "nu_plugin_core_match"
 path = "src/plugins/nu_plugin_core_match.rs"
 required-features = ["match"]
 
-[[bin]]
-name = "nu_plugin_core_post"
-path = "src/plugins/nu_plugin_core_post.rs"
-required-features = ["post"]
-
 # Extra plugins
 
 [[bin]]

crates/nu-ansi-term/Cargo.toml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description = "Library for ANSI terminal colors and styles (bold, underline)"
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MIT"
 name = "nu-ansi-term"
-version = "0.36.0"
+version = "0.37.0"
 
 [lib]
 doctest = false

crates/nu-ansi-term/src/ansi.rs

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub static RESET: &str = "\x1B[0m";
 
 impl Color {
     fn write_foreground_code<W: AnyWrite + ?Sized>(&self, f: &mut W) -> Result<(), W::Error> {
-        match *self {
+        match self {
             Color::Black => write!(f, "30"),
             Color::Red => write!(f, "31"),
             Color::Green => write!(f, "32"),
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ impl Color {
             Color::Magenta => write!(f, "35"),
             Color::Cyan => write!(f, "36"),
             Color::White => write!(f, "37"),
-            Color::Fixed(num) => write!(f, "38;5;{}", &num),
+            Color::Fixed(num) => write!(f, "38;5;{}", num),
-            Color::Rgb(r, g, b) => write!(f, "38;2;{};{};{}", &r, &g, &b),
+            Color::Rgb(r, g, b) => write!(f, "38;2;{};{};{}", r, g, b),
             Color::DarkGray => write!(f, "90"),
             Color::LightRed => write!(f, "91"),
             Color::LightGreen => write!(f, "92"),
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl Color {
     }
 
     fn write_background_code<W: AnyWrite + ?Sized>(&self, f: &mut W) -> Result<(), W::Error> {
-        match *self {
+        match self {
             Color::Black => write!(f, "40"),
             Color::Red => write!(f, "41"),
             Color::Green => write!(f, "42"),
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ impl Color {
             Color::Magenta => write!(f, "45"),
             Color::Cyan => write!(f, "46"),
             Color::White => write!(f, "47"),
-            Color::Fixed(num) => write!(f, "48;5;{}", &num),
+            Color::Fixed(num) => write!(f, "48;5;{}", num),
-            Color::Rgb(r, g, b) => write!(f, "48;2;{};{};{}", &r, &g, &b),
+            Color::Rgb(r, g, b) => write!(f, "48;2;{};{};{}", r, g, b),
             Color::DarkGray => write!(f, "100"),
             Color::LightRed => write!(f, "101"),
             Color::LightGreen => write!(f, "102"),

crates/nu-ansi-term/src/display.rs

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn no_control_codes_for_plain() {
         let one = Style::default().paint("one");
         let two = Style::default().paint("two");
-        let output = format!("{}", AnsiStrings(&[one, two]));
+        let output = AnsiStrings(&[one, two]).to_string();
-        assert_eq!(&*output, "onetwo");
+        assert_eq!(output, "onetwo");
     }
 }

crates/nu-ansi-term/src/style.rs

@@ -602,14 +602,14 @@ mod serde_json_tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn color_deserialization() {
-        let colors = &[
+        let colors = [
             Color::Red,
             Color::Blue,
             Color::Rgb(123, 123, 123),
             Color::Fixed(255),
         ];
 
-        for color in colors.iter() {
+        for color in colors {
             let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&color).unwrap();
             let deserialized: Color = serde_json::from_str(&serialized).unwrap();
 

crates/nu-ansi-term/src/util.rs

@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(unstyled_len(&a), 18);
 
         let l2 = [Black.paint("st"), Red.paint("-second"), White.paint("-t")];
-        assert_eq!(sub_string(3, 11, &a).as_slice(), &l2);
+        assert_eq!(sub_string(3, 11, &a), l2);
     }
 }

crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml

@@ -4,23 +4,23 @@ description = "CLI for nushell"
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MIT"
 name = "nu-cli"
-version = "0.36.0"
+version = "0.37.0"
 build = "build.rs"
 
 [lib]
 doctest = false
 
 [dependencies]
-nu-completion = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-completion" }
+nu-completion = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-completion" }
-nu-command = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-command" }
+nu-command = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-command" }
-nu-data = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-data" }
+nu-data = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-data" }
-nu-engine = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-engine" }
+nu-engine = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-engine" }
-nu-errors = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-errors" }
+nu-errors = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-errors" }
-nu-parser = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-parser" }
+nu-parser = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-parser" }
-nu-protocol = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-protocol" }
+nu-protocol = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-protocol" }
-nu-source = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-source" }
+nu-source = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-source" }
-nu-stream = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-stream" }
+nu-stream = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-stream" }
-nu-ansi-term = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-ansi-term" }
+nu-ansi-term = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-ansi-term" }
 
 indexmap ="1.6.1"
 log = "0.4.14"

crates/nu-cli/src/app.rs

@@ -508,14 +508,14 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn can_use_loglevels() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
-        for level in &["error", "warn", "info", "debug", "trace"] {
+        for level in ["error", "warn", "info", "debug", "trace"] {
             let ui = cli_app();
-            let args = format!("nu --loglevel={}", *level);
+            let args = format!("nu --loglevel={}", level);
             ui.parse(&args)?;
             assert_eq!(ui.loglevel().unwrap(), Ok(level.to_string()));
 
             let ui = cli_app();
-            let args = format!("nu -l {}", *level);
+            let args = format!("nu -l {}", level);
             ui.parse(&args)?;
             assert_eq!(ui.loglevel().unwrap(), Ok(level.to_string()));
         }
@@ -541,11 +541,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn can_use_test_binaries() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
-        for binarie_name in &[
+        for binarie_name in [
             "echo_env", "cococo", "iecho", "fail", "nonu", "chop", "repeater", "meow",
         ] {
             let ui = cli_app();
-            let args = format!("nu --testbin={}", *binarie_name);
+            let args = format!("nu --testbin={}", binarie_name);
             ui.parse(&args)?;
             assert_eq!(ui.testbin().unwrap(), Ok(binarie_name.to_string()));
         }

crates/nu-cli/src/app/options.rs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Options {
     }
 
     pub fn get(&self, key: &str) -> Option<Value> {
-        self.inner.borrow().get(key).map(Clone::clone)
+        self.inner.borrow().get(key).cloned()
     }
 
     pub fn put(&self, key: &str, value: Value) {

crates/nu-cli/src/app/options_parser.rs

@@ -67,48 +67,37 @@ impl OptionsParser for NuParser {
                             }
                         };
 
-                        let value =
+                        let value = value.map(|v| match k.as_ref() {
-                            value
-                                .map(|v| match k.as_ref() {
                             "testbin" => {
                                 if let Ok(name) = v.as_string() {
                                     if testbins().iter().any(|n| name == *n) {
-                                                Some(v)
+                                        v
                                     } else {
-                                                Some(
+                                        UntaggedValue::Error(ShellError::untagged_runtime_error(
-                                                    UntaggedValue::Error(
-                                                        ShellError::untagged_runtime_error(
                                             format!("{} is not supported.", name),
-                                                        ),
+                                        ))
-                                                    )
+                                        .into_value(v.tag)
-                                                    .into_value(v.tag),
-                                                )
                                     }
                                 } else {
-                                            Some(v)
+                                    v
                                 }
                             }
                             "loglevel" => {
                                 if let Ok(name) = v.as_string() {
                                     if loglevels().iter().any(|n| name == *n) {
-                                                Some(v)
+                                        v
                                     } else {
-                                                Some(
+                                        UntaggedValue::Error(ShellError::untagged_runtime_error(
-                                                    UntaggedValue::Error(
-                                                        ShellError::untagged_runtime_error(
                                             format!("{} is not supported.", name),
-                                                        ),
+                                        ))
-                                                    )
+                                        .into_value(v.tag)
-                                                    .into_value(v.tag),
-                                                )
                                     }
                                 } else {
-                                            Some(v)
+                                    v
                                 }
                             }
-                                    _ => Some(v),
+                            _ => v,
-                                })
+                        });
-                                .flatten();
 
                         if let Some(value) = value {
                             options.put(k, value);

crates/nu-cli/src/cli.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 // Name of environment variable where the prompt could be stored
 #[cfg(feature = "rustyline-support")]
-const PROMPT_STRING: &str = "PROMPT_STRING";
+const PROMPT_COMMAND: &str = "PROMPT_COMMAND";
 
 pub fn search_paths() -> Vec<std::path::PathBuf> {
     use std::env;
@@ -165,7 +165,10 @@ pub fn cli(
     // Store cmd duration in an env var
     context.scope.add_env_var(
         "CMD_DURATION_MS",
-        format!("{}", startup_commands_start_time.elapsed().as_millis()),
+        startup_commands_start_time
+            .elapsed()
+            .as_millis()
+            .to_string(),
     );
 
     if options.perf {
@@ -298,9 +301,9 @@ pub fn cli(
 
         let cwd = context.shell_manager().path();
 
-        // Check if the PROMPT_STRING env variable is set. This env variable
+        // Check if the PROMPT_COMMAND env variable is set. This env variable
         // contains nu code that is used to overwrite the prompt
-        let colored_prompt = match context.scope.get_env(PROMPT_STRING) {
+        let colored_prompt = match context.scope.get_env(PROMPT_COMMAND) {
             Some(env_prompt) => evaluate_prompt_string(&env_prompt, &context, &cwd),
             None => {
                 if let Some(prompt) = &prompt {
@@ -353,7 +356,7 @@ pub fn cli(
         // Store cmd duration in an env var
         context.scope.add_env_var(
             "CMD_DURATION_MS",
-            format!("{}", cmd_start_time.elapsed().as_millis()),
+            cmd_start_time.elapsed().as_millis().to_string(),
         );
 
         match line {
@@ -397,8 +400,7 @@ pub fn cli(
                     .lock()
                     .global_config
                     .as_ref()
-                    .map(|cfg| cfg.var("ctrlc_exit"))
+                    .and_then(|cfg| cfg.var("ctrlc_exit"))
-                    .flatten()
                     .map(|ctrl_c| ctrl_c.is_true())
                     .unwrap_or(false); // default behavior is to allow CTRL-C spamming similar to other shells
 

crates/nu-cli/src/keybinding.rs

@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ pub(crate) fn load_keybindings(
     if let Ok(contents) = contents {
         let keybindings: Keybindings = serde_yaml::from_str(&contents)?;
         // eprintln!("{:#?}", keybindings);
-        for keybinding in keybindings.into_iter() {
+        for keybinding in keybindings {
             let (k, b) = convert_keybinding(keybinding);
             // eprintln!("{:?} {:?}", k, b);
 

crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml

@@ -5,29 +5,31 @@ description = "CLI for nushell"
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MIT"
 name = "nu-command"
-version = "0.36.0"
+version = "0.37.0"
 
 [lib]
 doctest = false
 
 [dependencies]
-nu-data = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-data" }
+nu-data = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-data" }
-nu-engine = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-engine" }
+nu-engine = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-engine" }
-nu-errors = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-errors" }
+nu-errors = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-errors" }
-nu-json = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-json" }
+nu-json = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-json" }
-nu-path = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-path" }
+nu-path = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-path" }
-nu-parser = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-parser" }
+nu-parser = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-parser" }
-nu-plugin = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-plugin" }
+nu-plugin = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-plugin" }
-nu-protocol = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-protocol" }
+nu-protocol = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-protocol" }
-nu-serde = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-serde" }
+nu-serde = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-serde" }
-nu-source = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-source" }
+nu-source = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-source" }
-nu-stream = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-stream" }
+nu-stream = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-stream" }
-nu-table = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-table" }
+nu-table = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-table" }
-nu-test-support = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-test-support" }
+nu-test-support = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-test-support" }
-nu-value-ext = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-value-ext" }
+nu-value-ext = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-value-ext" }
-nu-ansi-term = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-ansi-term" }
+nu-ansi-term = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-ansi-term" }
-nu-pretty-hex = { version = "0.36.0", path="../nu-pretty-hex" }
+nu-pretty-hex = { version = "0.37.0", path="../nu-pretty-hex" }
 
+url = "2.2.1"
+mime = "0.3.16"
 Inflector = "0.11"
 arboard = { version="1.1.0", optional=true }
 base64 = "0.13.0"
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ derive-new = "0.5.8"
 directories-next = "2.0.0"
 dirs-next = "2.0.0"
 dtparse = "1.2.0"
-dunce = "1.0.1"
 eml-parser = "0.1.0"
 encoding_rs = "0.8.28"
 filesize = "0.2.0"
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ quick-xml = "0.22"
 rand = "0.8"
 rayon = "1.5.0"
 regex = "1.4.3"
+reqwest = {version = "0.11", optional = true }
 roxmltree = "0.14.0"
 rust-embed = "5.9.0"
 rustyline = { version="9.0.0", optional=true }
@@ -85,16 +87,17 @@ sha2 = "0.9.3"
 strip-ansi-escapes = "0.1.0"
 sxd-document = "0.3.2"
 sxd-xpath = "0.4.2"
+sysinfo = { version = "0.20.2", optional = true }
 thiserror = "1.0.26"
 tempfile = "3.2.0"
 term = { version="0.7.0", optional=true }
 term_size = "0.3.2"
 termcolor = "1.1.2"
 titlecase = "1.1.0"
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread"], optional = true }
 toml = "0.5.8"
 trash = { version="1.3.0", optional=true }
 unicode-segmentation = "1.8"
-url = "2.2.0"
 uuid_crate = { package="uuid", version="0.8.2", features=["v4"], optional=true }
 which = { version="4.1.0", optional=true }
 zip = { version="0.5.9", optional=true }
@@ -135,3 +138,7 @@ stable = []
 trash-support = ["trash"]
 table-pager = ["minus", "crossterm"]
 dataframe = ["nu-protocol/dataframe", "polars"]
+fetch = ["reqwest", "tokio"]
+post = ["reqwest", "tokio"]
+sys = ["sysinfo"]
+ps = ["sysinfo"]

crates/nu-command/src/classified/external.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ use nu_engine::{MaybeTextCodec, StringOrBinary};
 use nu_test_support::NATIVE_PATH_ENV_VAR;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 
+#[allow(unused)]
+use std::env;
 use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::{borrow::Cow, io::BufReader};
@@ -17,6 +20,9 @@ use nu_protocol::hir::{ExternalCommand, ExternalRedirection};
 use nu_protocol::{Primitive, ShellTypeName, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use nu_source::Tag;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "which")]
+use which::which_in;
+
 pub(crate) fn run_external_command(
     command: ExternalCommand,
     context: &mut EvaluationContext,
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ fn run_with_stdin(
     let process_args = command_args
         .iter()
         .map(|(arg, _is_literal)| {
-            let arg = nu_path::expand_tilde_string(Cow::Borrowed(arg));
+            let arg = nu_path::expand_tilde(arg).to_string_lossy().to_string();
 
             #[cfg(not(windows))]
             {
@@ -141,19 +147,18 @@ fn run_with_stdin(
     )
 }
 
-fn spawn(
+/// Spawn a direct exe
-    command: &ExternalCommand,
+#[allow(unused)]
-    path: &str,
+fn spawn_exe(full_path: PathBuf, args: &[String]) -> Command {
-    args: &[String],
+    let mut process = Command::new(full_path);
-    input: InputStream,
+    for arg in args {
-    external_redirection: ExternalRedirection,
+        process.arg(&arg);
-    scope: &Scope,
+    }
-) -> Result<InputStream, ShellError> {
+    process
-    let command = command.clone();
+}
 
-    let mut process = {
+/// Spawn a cmd command with `cmd /c args...`
-        #[cfg(windows)]
+fn spawn_cmd_command(command: &ExternalCommand, args: &[String]) -> Command {
-        {
     let mut process = Command::new("cmd");
     process.arg("/c");
     process.arg(&command.name);
@@ -167,15 +172,65 @@ fn spawn(
     process
 }
 
-        #[cfg(not(windows))]
+/// Spawn a sh command with `sh -c args...`
-        {
+fn spawn_sh_command(command: &ExternalCommand, args: &[String]) -> Command {
     let cmd_with_args = vec![command.name.clone(), args.join(" ")].join(" ");
     let mut process = Command::new("sh");
     process.arg("-c").arg(cmd_with_args);
     process
 }
-    };
 
+/// a function to spawn any external command
+#[allow(unused)] // for minimal builds cwd is unused
+fn spawn_any(command: &ExternalCommand, args: &[String], cwd: &str) -> Command {
+    // resolve the executable name if it is spawnable directly
+    #[cfg(feature = "which")]
+    // TODO add more available paths to `env::var_os("PATH")`?
+    if let Result::Ok(full_path) = which_in(&command.name, env::var_os("PATH"), cwd) {
+        if let Some(extension) = full_path.extension() {
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            if extension.eq_ignore_ascii_case("exe") {
+                // if exe spawn it directly
+                return spawn_exe(full_path, args);
+            } else {
+                // TODO implement special care for various executable types such as .bat, .ps1, .cmd, etc
+                // https://github.com/mklement0/Native/blob/e0e0b8785cad39a73053e35084d1f60d87fbac58/Native.psm1#L749
+                // otherwise shell out to cmd
+                return spawn_cmd_command(command, args);
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(windows))]
+            if !["sh", "bash"]
+                .iter()
+                .any(|ext| extension.eq_ignore_ascii_case(ext))
+            {
+                // if exe spawn it directly
+                return spawn_exe(full_path, args);
+            } else {
+                // otherwise shell out to sh
+                return spawn_sh_command(command, args);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    // in all the other cases shell out
+    if cfg!(windows) {
+        spawn_cmd_command(command, args)
+    } else {
+        // TODO what happens if that os doesn't support spawning sh?
+        spawn_sh_command(command, args)
+    }
+}
+
+fn spawn(
+    command: &ExternalCommand,
+    path: &str,
+    args: &[String],
+    input: InputStream,
+    external_redirection: ExternalRedirection,
+    scope: &Scope,
+) -> Result<InputStream, ShellError> {
+    let command = command.clone();
+
+    let mut process = spawn_any(&command, args, path);
     process.current_dir(path);
     trace!(target: "nu::run::external", "cwd = {:?}", &path);
 
@@ -454,7 +509,7 @@ fn spawn(
             Ok(stream.into_input_stream())
         }
         Err(e) => Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
-            format!("{}", e),
+            e.to_string(),
             "failed to spawn",
             &command.name_tag,
         )),

crates/nu-command/src/commands/charting/histogram.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Histogram {
                 None,
             )
             .rest(
+                "rest",
                 SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
                 "column name to give the histogram's frequency column",
             )

crates/nu-command/src/commands/conversions/into/binary.rs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("into binary").rest(
+            "rest",
             SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
             "column paths to convert to binary (for table input)",
         )

crates/nu-command/src/commands/conversions/into/filepath.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("into path").rest(
+            "rest",
             SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
             "column paths to convert to filepath (for table input)",
         )

crates/nu-command/src/commands/conversions/into/filesize.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
+use nu_errors::ShellError;
+use nu_protocol::{ColumnPath, Primitive, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
+use num_bigint::ToBigInt;
+
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "into filesize"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("into filesize").rest(
+            "rest",
+            SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
+            "column paths to convert to filesize (for table input)",
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Convert value to filesize"
+    }
+
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+        into_filesize(args)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Convert string to filesize in table",
+                example: "echo [[bytes]; ['5'] [3.2] [4] [2kb]] | into filesize bytes",
+                result: Some(vec![
+                    UntaggedValue::row(indexmap! {
+                        "bytes".to_string() => UntaggedValue::filesize(5).into(),
+                    })
+                    .into(),
+                    UntaggedValue::row(indexmap! {
+                        "bytes".to_string() => UntaggedValue::filesize(3).into(),
+                    })
+                    .into(),
+                    UntaggedValue::row(indexmap! {
+                        "bytes".to_string() => UntaggedValue::filesize(4).into(),
+                    })
+                    .into(),
+                    UntaggedValue::row(indexmap! {
+                        "bytes".to_string() => UntaggedValue::filesize(2000).into(),
+                    })
+                    .into(),
+                ]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Convert string to filesize",
+                example: "echo '2' | into filesize",
+                result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::filesize(2).into()]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Convert decimal to filesize",
+                example: "echo 8.3 | into filesize",
+                result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::filesize(8).into()]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Convert int to filesize",
+                example: "echo 5 | into filesize",
+                result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::filesize(5).into()]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Convert file size to filesize",
+                example: "echo 4KB | into filesize",
+                result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::filesize(4000).into()]),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn into_filesize(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let column_paths: Vec<ColumnPath> = args.rest(0)?;
+
+    Ok(args
+        .input
+        .map(move |v| {
+            if column_paths.is_empty() {
+                action(&v, v.tag())
+            } else {
+                let mut ret = v;
+                for path in &column_paths {
+                    ret = ret.swap_data_by_column_path(
+                        path,
+                        Box::new(move |old| action(old, old.tag())),
+                    )?;
+                }
+
+                Ok(ret)
+            }
+        })
+        .into_input_stream())
+}
+
+pub fn action(input: &Value, tag: impl Into<Tag>) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+    let tag = tag.into();
+    match &input.value {
+        UntaggedValue::Primitive(prim) => Ok(UntaggedValue::filesize(match prim {
+            Primitive::String(a_string) => match int_from_string(a_string.trim(), &tag) {
+                Ok(n) => n,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    return Err(e);
+                }
+            },
+            Primitive::Decimal(dec) => match dec.to_bigint() {
+                Some(n) => match n.to_u64() {
+                    Some(i) => i,
+                    None => {
+                        return Err(ShellError::unimplemented(
+                            "failed to convert decimal to filesize",
+                        ));
+                    }
+                },
+                None => {
+                    return Err(ShellError::unimplemented(
+                        "failed to convert decimal to filesize",
+                    ));
+                }
+            },
+            Primitive::Int(n_ref) => (*n_ref).try_into().map_err(|_| {
+                ShellError::unimplemented("cannot convert negative integer to filesize")
+            })?,
+            Primitive::Filesize(a_filesize) => *a_filesize,
+            _ => {
+                return Err(ShellError::unimplemented(
+                    "'into filesize' for non-numeric primitives",
+                ))
+            }
+        })
+        .into_value(&tag)),
+        UntaggedValue::Row(_) => Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+            "specify column name to use, with 'into filesize COLUMN'",
+            "found table",
+            tag,
+        )),
+        _ => Err(ShellError::unimplemented(
+            "'into filesize' for unsupported type",
+        )),
+    }
+}
+
+fn int_from_string(a_string: &str, tag: &Tag) -> Result<u64, ShellError> {
+    match a_string.parse::<u64>() {
+        Ok(n) => Ok(n),
+        Err(_) => match a_string.parse::<f64>() {
+            Ok(f) => match f.to_u64() {
+                Some(i) => Ok(i),
+                None => Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                    "Could not convert string value to filesize",
+                    "original value",
+                    tag.clone(),
+                )),
+            },
+            Err(_) => Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                "Could not convert string value to filesize",
+                "original value",
+                tag.clone(),
+            )),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::ShellError;
+    use super::SubCommand;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/commands/conversions/into/int.rs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("into int").rest(
+            "rest",
             SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
             "column paths to convert to int (for table input)",
         )

crates/nu-command/src/commands/conversions/into/mod.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 mod binary;
 mod command;
 mod filepath;
+mod filesize;
 mod int;
 pub mod string;
 
+pub use self::filesize::SubCommand as IntoFilesize;
 pub use binary::SubCommand as IntoBinary;
 pub use command::Command as Into;
 pub use filepath::SubCommand as IntoFilepath;

crates/nu-command/src/commands/conversions/into/string.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("into string")
             .rest(
+                "rest",
                 SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
                 "column paths to convert to string (for table input)",
             )
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ pub fn action(
 }
 
 fn format_int(int: i64) -> String {
-    format!("{}", int)
+    int.to_string()
 
     // TODO once platform-specific dependencies are stable (see Cargo.toml)
     // #[cfg(windows)]
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ fn format_int(int: i64) -> String {
 }
 
 fn format_bigint(int: &BigInt) -> String {
-    format!("{}", int)
+    int.to_string()
 
     // TODO once platform-specific dependencies are stable (see Cargo.toml)
     // #[cfg(windows)]
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ fn format_decimal(mut decimal: BigDecimal, digits: Option<u64>, group_digits: bo
     let format_default_loc = |int_part: BigInt| {
         let loc = Locale::en;
         //TODO: when num_format is available for recent bigint, replace this with the locale-based format
-        let (int_str, sep) = (format!("{}", int_part), String::from(loc.decimal()));
+        let (int_str, sep) = (int_part.to_string(), String::from(loc.decimal()));
 
         format!("{}{}{}", int_str, sep, dec_str)
     };

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/alias.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Alias {
         Signature::build("alias")
             .required("name", SyntaxShape::String, "the name of the alias")
             .required("equals", SyntaxShape::String, "the equals sign")
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "the expansion for the alias")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "the expansion for the alias")
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/do_.rs

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Do {
                 "ignore errors as the block runs",
                 Some('i'),
             )
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "the parameter(s) for the block")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "the parameter(s) for the block")
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/echo.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Echo {
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("echo").rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "the values to echo")
+        Signature::build("echo").rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "the values to echo")
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/error/make.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
+use nu_errors::ShellError;
+use nu_protocol::{Primitive, Signature, UntaggedValue, Value};
+
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "error make"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("error make")
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Create an error."
+    }
+
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+        let input = args.input;
+
+        Ok(input
+            .map(|value| {
+                make_error(&value)
+                    .map(|err| UntaggedValue::Error(err).into_value(value.tag()))
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                        UntaggedValue::Error(ShellError::untagged_runtime_error(
+                            "Creating error value not supported.",
+                        ))
+                        .into_value(value.tag())
+                    })
+            })
+            .into_output_stream())
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "Creates a labeled error",
+            example: r#"[
+  [          msg,                 labels,                      span];
+  ["The message", "Helpful message here", ([[start, end]; [0, 141]])]
+] | error make"#,
+            result: None,
+        }]
+    }
+}
+
+fn make_error(value: &Value) -> Option<ShellError> {
+    if let Value {
+        value: UntaggedValue::Row(dict),
+        ..
+    } = value
+    {
+        let msg = dict.get_data_by_key("msg".spanned_unknown());
+
+        let labels =
+            dict.get_data_by_key("labels".spanned_unknown())
+                .and_then(|table| match &table.value {
+                    UntaggedValue::Table(_) => table
+                        .table_entries()
+                        .map(|value| value.as_string().ok())
+                        .collect(),
+                    UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::String(label)) => {
+                        Some(vec![label.to_string()])
+                    }
+                    _ => None,
+                });
+
+        let _anchor = dict.get_data_by_key("tag".spanned_unknown());
+        let span = dict.get_data_by_key("span".spanned_unknown());
+
+        if msg.is_none() || labels.is_none() || span.is_none() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let msg = msg.and_then(|msg| msg.as_string().ok());
+
+        if let Some(labels) = labels {
+            if labels.is_empty() {
+                return None;
+            }
+
+            return Some(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                msg.expect("Message will always be present."),
+                &labels[0],
+                span.map(|data| match data {
+                    Value {
+                        value: UntaggedValue::Row(vals),
+                        ..
+                    } => match (vals.entries.get("start"), vals.entries.get("end")) {
+                        (Some(start), Some(end)) => {
+                            let start = start.as_usize().ok().unwrap_or(0);
+                            let end = end.as_usize().ok().unwrap_or(0);
+
+                            Span::new(start, end)
+                        }
+                        (_, _) => Span::unknown(),
+                    },
+                    _ => Span::unknown(),
+                })
+                .unwrap_or_else(Span::unknown),
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/error/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mod make;
+
+pub use make::SubCommand as ErrorMake;

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/find.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
+use nu_errors::ShellError;
+use nu_protocol::{Dictionary, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
+
+pub struct Find;
+
+impl WholeStreamCommand for Find {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "find"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("find").rest("rest", SyntaxShape::String, "search term")
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Find text in the output of a previous command"
+    }
+
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+        find(args)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Search pipeline output for multiple terms",
+                example: r#"ls | find toml md sh"#,
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Search strings for term(s)",
+                example: r#"echo Cargo.toml | find toml"#,
+                result: Some(vec![Value::from("Cargo.toml")]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Search a number list for term(s)",
+                example: r#"[1 2 3 4 5] | find 5"#,
+                result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::int(5).into()]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Search string list for term(s)",
+                example: r#"[moe larry curly] | find l"#,
+                result: Some(vec![Value::from("larry"), Value::from("curly")]),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn row_contains(row: &Dictionary, search_terms: Vec<String>) -> bool {
+    for term in search_terms {
+        for (k, v) in &row.entries {
+            let key = k.to_string().trim().to_lowercase();
+            let value = v.convert_to_string().trim().to_lowercase();
+            if key.contains(&term) || value.contains(&term) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    false
+}
+
+fn find(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let rest: Vec<Value> = args.rest(0)?;
+
+    Ok(args
+        .input
+        .filter(move |row| match &row.value {
+            UntaggedValue::Row(row) => {
+                let sterms: Vec<String> = rest
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|t| t.convert_to_string().trim().to_lowercase())
+                    .collect();
+                row_contains(row, sterms)
+            }
+            UntaggedValue::Primitive(_p) => {
+                // eprint!("prim {}", p.type_name());
+                let sterms: Vec<String> = rest
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|t| t.convert_to_string().trim().to_lowercase())
+                    .collect();
+
+                let prim_string = &row.convert_to_string().trim().to_lowercase();
+                for term in sterms {
+                    if prim_string.contains(&term) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                false
+            }
+            _ => false,
+        })
+        .into_output_stream())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::Find;
+    use super::ShellError;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(Find {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/help.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Help {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("help")
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::String, "the name of command to get help on")
+            .rest(
+                "rest",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "the name of command to get help on",
+            )
             .named(
                 "find",
                 SyntaxShape::String,
@@ -298,7 +302,7 @@ pub fn signature_dict(signature: Signature, tag: impl Into<Tag>) -> Value {
     let tag = tag.into();
     let mut sig = TaggedListBuilder::new(&tag);
 
-    for arg in signature.positional.iter() {
+    for arg in &signature.positional {
         let is_required = matches!(arg.0, PositionalType::Mandatory(_, _));
 
         sig.push_value(for_spec(arg.0.name(), "argument", is_required, &tag));
@@ -309,7 +313,7 @@ pub fn signature_dict(signature: Signature, tag: impl Into<Tag>) -> Value {
         sig.push_value(for_spec("rest", "argument", is_required, &tag));
     }
 
-    for (name, ty) in signature.named.iter() {
+    for (name, ty) in &signature.named {
         match ty.0 {
             NamedType::Mandatory(_, _) => sig.push_value(for_spec(name, "flag", true, &tag)),
             NamedType::Optional(_, _) => sig.push_value(for_spec(name, "flag", false, &tag)),

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/if_.rs

@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ fn if_command(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     context.scope.add_vars(&condition.captured.entries);
 
     //FIXME: should we use the scope that's brought in as well?
-    let condition = evaluate_baseline_expr(cond, &*context);
+    let condition = evaluate_baseline_expr(cond, &context);
     match condition {
         Ok(condition) => match condition.as_bool() {
             Ok(b) => {
                 let result = if b {
-                    run_block(&then_case.block, &*context, input, external_redirection)
+                    run_block(&then_case.block, &context, input, external_redirection)
                 } else {
-                    run_block(&else_case.block, &*context, input, external_redirection)
+                    run_block(&else_case.block, &context, input, external_redirection)
                 };
                 context.scope.exit_scope();
 

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/mod.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ mod def;
 mod describe;
 mod do_;
 pub(crate) mod echo;
+mod error;
+mod find;
 mod help;
 mod history;
 mod if_;
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ pub use def::Def;
 pub use describe::Describe;
 pub use do_::Do;
 pub use echo::Echo;
+pub use error::*;
+pub use find::Find;
 pub use help::Help;
 pub use history::History;
 pub use if_::If;

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/nu_plugin.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_path::canonicalize;
+use nu_path::canonicalize_with;
 use nu_protocol::{CommandAction, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue};
 use nu_source::Tagged;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
             tag,
         }) = load_path
         {
-            let path = canonicalize(shell_manager.path(), load_path).map_err(|_| {
+            let path = canonicalize_with(load_path, shell_manager.path()).map_err(|_| {
                 ShellError::labeled_error(
                     "Cannot load plugins from directory",
                     "directory not found",

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/nu_signature.rs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
                 "custom configuration source file",
                 None,
             )
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::String, "source file(s) to run")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::String, "source file(s) to run")
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/source.rs

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::{script, WholeStreamCommand};
 
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_path::expand_path;
+use nu_path::{canonicalize, canonicalize_with};
 use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape};
 use nu_source::Tagged;
 
-use std::{borrow::Cow, path::Path};
+use std::path::Path;
 
 pub struct Source;
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Source {
         "Runs a script file in the current context."
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         source(args)
     }
 
@@ -41,14 +41,68 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Source {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn source(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+pub fn source(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let ctx = &args.context;
     let filename: Tagged<String> = args.req(0)?;
 
+    let source_file = Path::new(&filename.item);
+
     // Note: this is a special case for setting the context from a command
     // In this case, if we don't set it now, we'll lose the scope that this
     // variable should be set into.
-    let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(&expand_path(Cow::Borrowed(Path::new(&filename.item))));
+
+    let lib_dirs = &ctx
+        .configs()
+        .lock()
+        .global_config
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|configuration| match configuration.var("lib_dirs") {
+            Some(paths) => paths
+                .table_entries()
+                .cloned()
+                .map(|path| path.as_string())
+                .collect(),
+            None => vec![],
+        });
+
+    if let Some(dir) = lib_dirs {
+        for lib_path in dir {
+            match lib_path {
+                Ok(name) => {
+                    let path = canonicalize_with(&source_file, name).map_err(|e| {
+                        ShellError::labeled_error(
+                            format!("Can't load source file. Reason: {}", e.to_string()),
+                            "Can't load this file",
+                            filename.span(),
+                        )
+                    })?;
+
+                    if let Ok(contents) = std::fs::read_to_string(path) {
+                        let result = script::run_script_standalone(contents, true, ctx, false);
+
+                        if let Err(err) = result {
+                            ctx.error(err);
+                        }
+                        return Ok(OutputStream::empty());
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(reason) => {
+                    ctx.error(reason.clone());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let path = canonicalize(source_file).map_err(|e| {
+        ShellError::labeled_error(
+            format!("Can't load source file. Reason: {}", e.to_string()),
+            "Can't load this file",
+            filename.span(),
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(path);
+
     match contents {
         Ok(contents) => {
             let result = script::run_script_standalone(contents, true, ctx, false);
@@ -56,16 +110,16 @@ pub fn source(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
             if let Err(err) = result {
                 ctx.error(err);
             }
-            Ok(ActionStream::empty())
+            Ok(OutputStream::empty())
         }
-        Err(_) => {
+        Err(e) => {
             ctx.error(ShellError::labeled_error(
-                "Can't load file to source",
+                format!("Can't load source file. Reason: {}", e.to_string()),
-                "can't load file",
+                "Can't load this file",
                 filename.span(),
             ));
 
-            Ok(ActionStream::empty())
+            Ok(OutputStream::empty())
         }
     }
 }

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/tags.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{Signature, TaggedDictBuilder, UntaggedValue};
+use nu_protocol::{Primitive, Signature, TaggedDictBuilder, UntaggedValue, Value};
 
 pub struct Tags;
 
@@ -18,37 +18,64 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Tags {
         "Read the tags (metadata) for values."
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         Ok(tags(args))
     }
 }
 
-fn tags(args: CommandArgs) -> ActionStream {
+fn build_tag_table(tag: impl Into<Tag>) -> Value {
-    args.input
+    let tag = tag.into();
-        .map(move |v| {
+    let span = tag.span;
-            let mut tags = TaggedDictBuilder::new(v.tag());
-            {
-                let anchor = v.anchor();
-                let span = v.tag.span;
-                let mut dict = TaggedDictBuilder::new(v.tag());
-                dict.insert_untagged("start", UntaggedValue::int(span.start() as i64));
-                dict.insert_untagged("end", UntaggedValue::int(span.end() as i64));
-                tags.insert_value("span", dict.into_value());
 
-                match anchor {
+    TaggedDictBuilder::build(tag.clone(), |tags| {
-                    Some(AnchorLocation::File(source)) => {
+        if let Some(anchor) = anchor_as_value(&tag) {
-                        tags.insert_untagged("anchor", UntaggedValue::string(source));
+            tags.insert_value("anchor", anchor);
-                    }
-                    Some(AnchorLocation::Url(source)) => {
-                        tags.insert_untagged("anchor", UntaggedValue::string(source));
-                    }
-                    _ => {}
-                }
         }
 
-            tags.into_value()
+        tags.insert_value(
+            "span",
+            TaggedDictBuilder::build(tag.clone(), |span_dict| {
+                span_dict.insert_untagged("start", UntaggedValue::int(span.start() as i64));
+                span_dict.insert_untagged("end", UntaggedValue::int(span.end() as i64));
+            }),
+        );
     })
-        .into_action_stream()
+}
+
+fn tags(args: CommandArgs) -> OutputStream {
+    if args.input.is_empty() {
+        OutputStream::one(build_tag_table(&args.name_tag()))
+    } else {
+        args.input
+            .map(move |v| build_tag_table(v.tag()))
+            .into_output_stream()
+    }
+}
+
+fn anchor_as_value(tag: &Tag) -> Option<Value> {
+    let anchor = tag.anchor.as_ref();
+
+    anchor.as_ref()?;
+
+    Some(TaggedDictBuilder::build(tag, |table| {
+        let value = match anchor {
+            Some(AnchorLocation::File(path)) => {
+                Some(("file", UntaggedValue::from(path.to_string())))
+            }
+            Some(AnchorLocation::Url(destination)) => {
+                Some(("url", UntaggedValue::from(destination.to_string())))
+            }
+            Some(AnchorLocation::Source(text)) => Some((
+                "source",
+                UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::String(text.to_string())),
+            )),
+            None => None,
+        };
+
+        if let Some((key, value)) = value {
+            table.insert_untagged(key, value);
+        }
+    }))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]

crates/nu-command/src/commands/core_commands/tutor.rs

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ fn tutor(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let search: Option<String> = args.opt(0).unwrap_or(None);
     let find: Option<String> = args.get_flag("find")?;
 
-    let search_space = vec![
+    let search_space = [
         (vec!["begin"], begin_tutor()),
         (
             vec!["table", "tables", "row", "rows", "column", "columns"],
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fn tutor(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     if let Some(find) = find {
         let mut results = vec![];
         for search_group in search_space {
-            if search_group.1.contains(&find.as_str()) {
+            if search_group.1.contains(&find) {
                 results.push(search_group.0[0].to_string())
             }
         }
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ fn display(tag: Tag, scope: &Scope, help: &str) -> OutputStream {
 
             //TODO: support no-color mode
             let colored_example = nu_engine::Painter::paint_string(item, scope, &palette);
-            build.push_str(&format!("{}", colored_example));
+            build.push_str(&colored_example);
         } else {
             code_mode = true;
             build.push_str(item);

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/aggregate.rs

@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ fn perform_groupby_aggregation(
                 None => &col[..],
             };
 
-            res.rename(col.as_str(), new_col)
+            res.rename(&col, new_col)
                 .expect("Column is always there. Looping with known names");
         }
     }

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/append.rs

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let other: Value = args.req_named("other")?;
     let axis: Tagged<String> = args.req_named("axis")?;
 
-    let axis = Axis::try_from_str(axis.item.as_str(), &axis.tag.span)?;
+    let axis = Axis::try_from_str(&axis.item, &axis.tag.span)?;
 
     let df_other = match other.value {
         UntaggedValue::DataFrame(df) => Ok(df),

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/column.rs

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
 
     let res = df
         .as_ref()
-        .column(column.item.as_ref())
+        .column(&column.item)
         .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &column.tag.span, None))?;
 
     let df = NuDataFrame::try_from_series(vec![res.clone()], &tag.span)?;

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/describe.rs

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
 
         let name = format!("{} ({})", col.name(), col.dtype());
         ChunkedArray::<Float64Type>::new_from_opt_slice(
-            name.as_str(),
+            &name,
             &[
                 Some(count),
                 sum,

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/drop.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for DataFrame {
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("dataframe drop").rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "column names to be dropped")
+        Signature::build("dataframe drop").rest(
+            "rest",
+            SyntaxShape::Any,
+            "column names to be dropped",
+        )
     }
 
     fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/dtypes.rs

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
                 .expect("using name from list of names from dataframe")
                 .dtype();
 
-            let dtype_str = format!("{}", dtype);
+            let dtype_str = dtype.to_string();
             dtypes.push(Value {
                 value: dtype_str.into(),
                 tag: Tag::default(),

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/get.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for DataFrame {
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("dataframe get").rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "column names to sort dataframe")
+        Signature::build("dataframe get").rest(
+            "rest",
+            SyntaxShape::Any,
+            "column names to sort dataframe",
+        )
     }
 
     fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/groupby.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for DataFrame {
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("dataframe group-by").rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "groupby columns")
+        Signature::build("dataframe group-by").rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "groupby columns")
     }
 
     fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/join.rs

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ fn check_column_datatypes<T: AsRef<str>>(
         ));
     }
 
-    for (l, r) in l_cols.iter().zip(r_cols.iter()) {
+    for (l, r) in l_cols.iter().zip(r_cols) {
         let l_series = df_l
             .column(l.as_ref())
             .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, l_col_span, None))?;

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/melt.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
     dataframe::{Column, NuDataFrame},
     Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value,
 };
+use nu_source::Tagged;
 
 use super::utils::convert_columns;
 
@@ -33,6 +34,18 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for DataFrame {
                 "column names used as value columns",
                 Some('v'),
             )
+            .named(
+                "variable_name",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "optional name for variable column",
+                Some('r'),
+            )
+            .named(
+                "value_name",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "optional name for value column",
+                Some('l'),
+            )
     }
 
     fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@@ -105,6 +118,9 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let id_col: Vec<Value> = args.req_named("columns")?;
     let val_col: Vec<Value> = args.req_named("values")?;
 
+    let value_name: Option<Tagged<String>> = args.get_flag("value_name")?;
+    let variable_name: Option<Tagged<String>> = args.get_flag("variable_name")?;
+
     let (id_col_string, id_col_span) = convert_columns(&id_col, &tag)?;
     let (val_col_string, val_col_span) = convert_columns(&val_col, &tag)?;
 
@@ -113,11 +129,21 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     check_column_datatypes(df.as_ref(), &id_col_string, &id_col_span)?;
     check_column_datatypes(df.as_ref(), &val_col_string, &val_col_span)?;
 
-    let res = df
+    let mut res = df
         .as_ref()
         .melt(&id_col_string, &val_col_string)
         .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &tag.span, None))?;
 
+    if let Some(name) = &variable_name {
+        res.rename("variable", &name.item)
+            .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &name.tag.span, None))?;
+    }
+
+    if let Some(name) = &value_name {
+        res.rename("value", &name.item)
+            .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &name.tag.span, None))?;
+    }
+
     Ok(OutputStream::one(NuDataFrame::dataframe_to_value(res, tag)))
 }
 

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/mod.rs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub mod list;
 pub mod melt;
 pub mod open;
 pub mod pivot;
+pub mod rename;
 pub mod sample;
 pub mod select;
 pub mod shape;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ pub use list::DataFrame as DataFrameList;
 pub use melt::DataFrame as DataFrameMelt;
 pub use open::DataFrame as DataFrameOpen;
 pub use pivot::DataFrame as DataFramePivot;
+pub use rename::DataFrame as DataFrameRename;
 pub use sample::DataFrame as DataFrameSample;
 pub use select::DataFrame as DataFrameSelect;
 pub use shape::DataFrame as DataFrameShape;

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/pivot.rs

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
 
     let mut groupby = nu_groupby.to_groupby()?;
 
-    let pivot = groupby.pivot(pivot_col.item.as_ref(), value_col.item.as_ref());
+    let pivot = groupby.pivot(&pivot_col.item, &value_col.item);
 
     let res = match op {
         Operation::Mean => pivot.mean(),
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fn check_pivot_column(
     col: &Tagged<String>,
 ) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
     let series = df
-        .column(col.item.as_ref())
+        .column(&col.item)
         .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &col.tag.span, None))?;
 
     match series.dtype() {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fn check_value_column(
     col: &Tagged<String>,
 ) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
     let series = df
-        .column(col.item.as_ref())
+        .column(&col.item)
         .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &col.tag.span, None))?;
 
     match series.dtype() {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/rename.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
+use nu_errors::ShellError;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    dataframe::{Column, NuDataFrame},
+    Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue,
+};
+
+use nu_source::Tagged;
+
+use super::utils::parse_polars_error;
+pub struct DataFrame;
+
+impl WholeStreamCommand for DataFrame {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "dataframe rename-col"
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "[DataFrame] rename a dataframe column"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("dataframe rename-col")
+            .required("from", SyntaxShape::String, "column name to be renamed")
+            .required("to", SyntaxShape::String, "new column name")
+    }
+
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+        command(args)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "Renames a dataframe column",
+            example: "[[a b]; [1 2] [3 4]] | dataframe to-df | dataframe rename-col a ab",
+            result: Some(vec![NuDataFrame::try_from_columns(
+                vec![
+                    Column::new(
+                        "ab".to_string(),
+                        vec![UntaggedValue::int(1).into(), UntaggedValue::int(3).into()],
+                    ),
+                    Column::new(
+                        "b".to_string(),
+                        vec![UntaggedValue::int(2).into(), UntaggedValue::int(4).into()],
+                    ),
+                ],
+                &Span::default(),
+            )
+            .expect("simple df for test should not fail")
+            .into_value(Tag::default())]),
+        }]
+    }
+}
+
+fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let tag = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
+    let from: Tagged<String> = args.req(0)?;
+    let to: Tagged<String> = args.req(1)?;
+
+    let (mut df, df_tag) = NuDataFrame::try_from_stream(&mut args.input, &tag.span)?;
+
+    df.as_mut()
+        .rename(&from.item, &to.item)
+        .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &df_tag.span, None))?;
+
+    Ok(OutputStream::one(df.into_value(tag)))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::DataFrame;
+    use super::ShellError;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+        use crate::examples::test_dataframe as test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(DataFrame {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/select.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for DataFrame {
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("dataframe select").rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "selected column names")
+        Signature::build("dataframe select").rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "selected column names")
     }
 
     fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/series/contains.rs

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     })?;
 
     let res = chunked
-        .contains(pattern.as_str())
+        .contains(&pattern.item)
         .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &tag.span, None))?;
 
     let df = NuDataFrame::try_from_series(vec![res.into_series()], &tag.span)?;

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/series/cumulative.rs

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         ));
     }
 
-    let cum_type = CumType::from_str(cum_type.item.as_str(), &cum_type.tag.span)?;
+    let cum_type = CumType::from_str(&cum_type.item, &cum_type.tag.span)?;
     let mut res = match cum_type {
         CumType::Max => series.cum_max(reverse),
         CumType::Min => series.cum_min(reverse),

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/series/rename.rs

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
 
     let mut series = df.as_series(&df_tag.span)?;
 
-    series.rename(name.item.as_ref());
+    series.rename(&name.item);
 
     let df = NuDataFrame::try_from_series(vec![series], &tag.span)?;
     Ok(OutputStream::one(df.into_value(df_tag)))

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/series/replace.rs

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     })?;
 
     let mut res = chunked
-        .replace(pattern.as_str(), replace.as_str())
+        .replace(&pattern.item, &replace.item)
         .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &tag.span, None))?;
 
     res.rename(series.name());

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/series/replace_all.rs

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     })?;
 
     let mut res = chunked
-        .replace_all(pattern.as_str(), replace.as_str())
+        .replace_all(&pattern.item, &replace.item)
         .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &tag.span, None))?;
 
     res.rename(series.name());

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/series/rolling.rs

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         ));
     }
 
-    let roll_type = RollType::from_str(roll_type.item.as_str(), &roll_type.tag.span)?;
+    let roll_type = RollType::from_str(&roll_type.item, &roll_type.tag.span)?;
     let res = match roll_type {
         RollType::Max => series.rolling_max(
             window_size.item as u32,

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/series/strftime.rs

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         .date64()
         .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &df_tag.span, None))?;
 
-    let res = casted.strftime(fmt.item.as_str()).into_series();
+    let res = casted.strftime(&fmt.item).into_series();
     let df = NuDataFrame::try_from_series(vec![res], &tag.span)?;
     Ok(OutputStream::one(df.into_value(df_tag)))
 }

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/sort.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for DataFrame {
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("dataframe sort")
             .switch("reverse", "invert sort", Some('r'))
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "column names to sort dataframe")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "column names to sort dataframe")
     }
 
     fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/to_csv.rs

@@ -64,14 +64,10 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let delimiter: Option<Tagged<String>> = args.get_flag("delimiter")?;
     let no_header: bool = args.has_flag("no_header");
 
-    let (mut df, _) = NuDataFrame::try_from_stream(&mut args.input, &tag.span)?;
+    let (df, _) = NuDataFrame::try_from_stream(&mut args.input, &tag.span)?;
 
     let mut file = File::create(&file_name.item).map_err(|e| {
-        ShellError::labeled_error(
+        ShellError::labeled_error("Error with file name", e.to_string(), &file_name.tag.span)
-            "Error with file name",
-            format!("{}", e),
-            &file_name.tag.span,
-        )
     })?;
 
     let writer = CsvWriter::new(&mut file);
@@ -103,7 +99,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     };
 
     writer
-        .finish(df.as_mut())
+        .finish(df.as_ref())
         .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &file_name.tag.span, None))?;
 
     let tagged_value = Value {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/to_parquet.rs

@@ -48,18 +48,14 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let tag = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
     let file_name: Tagged<PathBuf> = args.req(0)?;
 
-    let (mut df, _) = NuDataFrame::try_from_stream(&mut args.input, &tag.span)?;
+    let (df, _) = NuDataFrame::try_from_stream(&mut args.input, &tag.span)?;
 
     let file = File::create(&file_name.item).map_err(|e| {
-        ShellError::labeled_error(
+        ShellError::labeled_error("Error with file name", e.to_string(), &file_name.tag.span)
-            "Error with file name",
-            format!("{}", e),
-            &file_name.tag.span,
-        )
     })?;
 
     ParquetWriter::new(file)
-        .finish(df.as_mut())
+        .finish(df.as_ref())
         .map_err(|e| parse_polars_error::<&str>(&e, &file_name.tag.span, None))?;
 
     let tagged_value = Value {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/utils.rs

@@ -46,30 +46,32 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_polars_error<T: AsRef<str>>(
     span: &Span,
     secondary: Option<T>,
 ) -> ShellError {
-    let (msg, label) = match e {
+    let msg = match e {
-        PolarsError::PolarsArrowError(_) => ("PolarsArrow Error", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::PolarsArrowError(_) => "PolarsArrow Error",
-        PolarsError::ArrowError(_) => ("Arrow Error", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::ArrowError(_) => "Arrow Error",
-        PolarsError::InvalidOperation(_) => ("Invalid Operation", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::InvalidOperation(_) => "Invalid Operation",
-        PolarsError::DataTypeMisMatch(_) => ("Data Type Mismatch", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::DataTypeMisMatch(_) => "Data Type Mismatch",
-        PolarsError::NotFound(_) => ("Not Found", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::NotFound(_) => "Not Found",
-        PolarsError::ShapeMisMatch(_) => ("Shape Mismatch", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::ShapeMisMatch(_) => "Shape Mismatch",
-        PolarsError::Other(_) => ("Other", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::Other(_) => "Other",
-        PolarsError::OutOfBounds(_) => ("Out Of Bounds", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::OutOfBounds(_) => "Out Of Bounds",
-        PolarsError::NoSlice => ("No Slice", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::NoSlice => "No Slice",
-        PolarsError::NoData(_) => ("No Data", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::NoData(_) => "No Data",
-        PolarsError::ValueError(_) => ("Value Error", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::ValueError(_) => "Value Error",
-        PolarsError::MemoryNotAligned => ("Memory Not Aligned", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::MemoryNotAligned => "Memory Not Aligned",
-        PolarsError::ParquetError(_) => ("Parquet Error", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::ParquetError(_) => "Parquet Error",
-        PolarsError::RandError(_) => ("Rand Error", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::RandError(_) => "Rand Error",
-        PolarsError::HasNullValues(_) => ("Has Null Values", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::HasNullValues(_) => "Has Null Values",
-        PolarsError::UnknownSchema(_) => ("Unknown Schema", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::UnknownSchema(_) => "Unknown Schema",
-        PolarsError::Various(_) => ("Various", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::Various(_) => "Various",
-        PolarsError::Io(_) => ("Io Error", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::Io(_) => "Io Error",
-        PolarsError::Regex(_) => ("Regex Error", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::Regex(_) => "Regex Error",
-        PolarsError::Duplicate(_) => ("Duplicate Error", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::Duplicate(_) => "Duplicate Error",
-        PolarsError::ImplementationError => ("Implementation Error", format!("{}", e)),
+        PolarsError::ImplementationError => "Implementation Error",
     };
 
+    let label = e.to_string();
+
     match secondary {
         None => ShellError::labeled_error(msg, label, span),
         Some(s) => ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(msg, label, span, s.as_ref(), span),

crates/nu-command/src/commands/dataframe/with_column.rs

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ fn command(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
 
     let mut series = df.as_series(&value.tag.span)?;
 
-    let series = series.rename(name.item.as_ref()).clone();
+    let series = series.rename(&name.item).clone();
 
     let (mut df, _) = NuDataFrame::try_from_stream(&mut args.input, &tag.span)?;
 

crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/autoenv_trust.rs

@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for AutoenvTrust {
                 value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::String(ref path)),
                 tag: _,
             }) => {
-                let mut dir = fs::canonicalize(path)?;
+                let mut dir = nu_path::canonicalize(path)?;
                 dir.push(".nu-env");
                 dir
             }
             _ => {
-                let mut dir = fs::canonicalize(std::env::current_dir()?)?;
+                let mut dir = nu_path::canonicalize(std::env::current_dir()?)?;
                 dir.push(".nu-env");
                 dir
             }

crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/autoenv_untrust.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for AutoenvUntrust {
                 value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::String(ref path)),
                 tag: _,
             }) => {
-                let mut dir = fs::canonicalize(path)?;
+                let mut dir = nu_path::canonicalize(path)?;
                 dir.push(".nu-env");
                 dir
             }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for AutoenvUntrust {
         let mut doc = String::new();
         file.read_to_string(&mut doc)?;
 
-        let mut allowed: Trusted = toml::from_str(doc.as_str()).unwrap_or_else(|_| Trusted::new());
+        let mut allowed: Trusted = toml::from_str(&doc).unwrap_or_else(|_| Trusted::new());
 
         let file_to_untrust = file_to_untrust.to_string_lossy().to_string();
 

crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/let_env.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use nu_engine::{evaluate_baseline_expr, WholeStreamCommand};
+use nu_engine::{evaluate_baseline_expr, EnvVar, WholeStreamCommand};
 
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
 use nu_protocol::{hir::CapturedBlock, hir::ClassifiedCommand, Signature, SyntaxShape};
@@ -90,9 +92,7 @@ pub fn set_env(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
 
     ctx.scope.exit_scope();
 
-    let value = value?;
+    let value: EnvVar = value?.try_into()?;
-    let value = value.as_string()?;
-
     let name = name.item;
 
     // Note: this is a special case for setting the context from a command

crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/load_env.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
+use nu_engine::{EnvVar, WholeStreamCommand};
 
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
 use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, Value};
@@ -60,14 +62,17 @@ fn load_env_from_table(
 
         for (key, value) in value.row_entries() {
             if key == "name" {
-                var_name = Some(value.as_string()?);
+                var_name = Some(value);
             } else if key == "value" {
-                var_value = Some(value.as_string()?);
+                var_value = Some(value);
             }
         }
 
         match (var_name, var_value) {
-            (Some(name), Some(value)) => ctx.scope.add_env_var(name, value),
+            (Some(name), Some(value)) => {
+                let env_var: EnvVar = value.try_into()?;
+                ctx.scope.add_env_var(name.as_string()?, env_var);
+            }
             _ => {
                 return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
                     r#"Expected each row in the table to have a "name" and "value" field."#,

crates/nu-command/src/commands/env/with_env.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::run_block;
+use nu_engine::EnvVar;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
 use nu_protocol::{
@@ -73,20 +76,20 @@ fn with_env(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     let variable: Value = args.req(0)?;
     let block: CapturedBlock = args.req(1)?;
 
-    let mut env = IndexMap::new();
+    let mut env: IndexMap<String, EnvVar> = IndexMap::new();
 
     match &variable.value {
         UntaggedValue::Table(table) => {
             if table.len() == 1 {
                 // single row([[X W]; [Y Z]])
                 for (k, v) in table[0].row_entries() {
-                    env.insert(k.clone(), v.convert_to_string());
+                    env.insert(k.clone(), v.try_into()?);
                 }
             } else {
                 // primitive values([X Y W Z])
                 for row in table.chunks(2) {
                     if row.len() == 2 && row[0].is_primitive() && row[1].is_primitive() {
-                        env.insert(row[0].convert_to_string(), row[1].convert_to_string());
+                        env.insert(row[0].convert_to_string(), (&row[1]).try_into()?);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ fn with_env(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
         // when get object by `open x.json` or `from json`
         UntaggedValue::Row(row) => {
             for (k, v) in &row.entries {
-                env.insert(k.clone(), v.convert_to_string());
+                env.insert(k.clone(), v.try_into()?);
             }
         }
         _ => {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filesystem/mkdir.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Mkdir {
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("mkdir")
             .rest(
+                "rest",
                 SyntaxShape::FilePath,
                 "the name(s) of the path(s) to create",
             )

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filesystem/open.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use log::debug;
 use nu_engine::StringOrBinary;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
+use nu_path::canonicalize;
 use nu_protocol::{CommandAction, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use nu_source::{AnchorLocation, Span, Tagged};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -172,9 +173,9 @@ fn open(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
             Ok(StringOrBinary::String(s)) => {
                 ReturnSuccess::value(UntaggedValue::string(s).into_value(file_tag))
             }
-            Ok(StringOrBinary::Binary(b)) => ReturnSuccess::value(
+            Ok(StringOrBinary::Binary(b)) => {
-                UntaggedValue::binary(b.into_iter().collect()).into_value(file_tag),
+                ReturnSuccess::value(UntaggedValue::binary(b).into_value(file_tag))
-            ),
+            }
             Err(se) => Err(se),
         }
     });
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ pub fn fetch(
     // TODO: I don't understand the point of this? Maybe for better error reporting
     let mut cwd = PathBuf::from(cwd);
     cwd.push(location);
-    let nice_location = dunce::canonicalize(&cwd).map_err(|e| match e.kind() {
+    let nice_location = canonicalize(&cwd).map_err(|e| match e.kind() {
         std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => ShellError::labeled_error(
             format!("Cannot find file {:?}", cwd),
             "cannot find file",

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filesystem/rm.rs

@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Remove {
             )
             .switch("recursive", "delete subdirectories recursively", Some('r'))
             .switch("force", "suppress error when no file", Some('f'))
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::GlobPattern, "the file path(s) to remove")
+            .rest(
+                "rest",
+                SyntaxShape::GlobPattern,
+                "the file path(s) to remove",
+            )
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filesystem/save.rs

@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Save {
                 "treat values as-is rather than auto-converting based on file extension",
                 Some('r'),
             )
+            .switch("append", "append values rather than overriding", Some('a'))
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ fn save(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
 
     let path: Option<Tagged<PathBuf>> = args.opt(0)?;
     let save_raw = args.has_flag("raw");
+    let append = args.has_flag("append");
 
     let input: Vec<Value> = args.input.collect();
     if path.is_none() {
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ fn save(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         };
     };
 
-    shell_manager.save(&full_path, &content?, name.span)
+    shell_manager.save(&full_path, &content?, name.span, append)
 }
 
 fn string_from(input: &[Value]) -> String {
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ fn string_from(input: &[Value]) -> String {
 
     if !input.is_empty() {
         let mut first = true;
-        for i in input.iter() {
+        for i in input {
             if !first {
                 save_data.push('\n');
             } else {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filesystem/touch.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Touch {
                 SyntaxShape::FilePath,
                 "the path of the file you want to create",
             )
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::FilePath, "additional files to create")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::FilePath, "additional files to create")
     }
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
         "Creates one or more files."
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn touch(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     let target: Tagged<PathBuf> = args.req(0)?;
     let rest: Vec<Tagged<PathBuf>> = args.rest(1)?;
 
-    for item in vec![target].into_iter().chain(rest.into_iter()) {
+    for item in vec![target].into_iter().chain(rest) {
         match OpenOptions::new().write(true).create(true).open(&item) {
             Ok(_) => continue,
             Err(err) => {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/append.rs

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
 
         Ok(prepend
             .into_iter()
-            .chain(args.input.into_iter().chain(vec![value]))
+            .chain(args.input.into_iter().chain([value]))
             .into_output_stream())
     }
 

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/compact.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Compact {
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("compact").rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "the columns to compact from the table")
+        Signature::build("compact").rest(
+            "rest",
+            SyntaxShape::Any,
+            "the columns to compact from the table",
+        )
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/drop/nth.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
                 SyntaxShape::Int,
                 "the number of the row to drop",
             )
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "Optionally drop more rows")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "Optionally drop more rows")
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {

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

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Each {
 }
 
 pub fn process_row(
-    captured_block: Arc<Box<CapturedBlock>>,
+    captured_block: Arc<CapturedBlock>,
     context: Arc<EvaluationContext>,
     input: Value,
     external_redirection: ExternalRedirection,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn process_row(
 
     let result = run_block(
         &captured_block.block,
-        &*context,
+        &context,
         input_stream,
         external_redirection,
     );
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ fn each(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let block: CapturedBlock = args.req(0)?;
     let numbered: bool = args.has_flag("numbered");
 
-    let block = Arc::new(Box::new(block));
+    let block = Arc::new(block);
 
     if numbered {
         Ok(args
             .input
             .enumerate()
-            .map(move |input| {
+            .flat_map(move |input| {
                 let block = block.clone();
                 let context = context.clone();
                 let row = make_indexed_item(input.0, input.1);
@@ -137,12 +137,11 @@ fn each(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
                     Err(e) => OutputStream::one(Value::error(e)),
                 }
             })
-            .flatten()
             .into_output_stream())
     } else {
         Ok(args
             .input
-            .map(move |input| {
+            .flat_map(move |input| {
                 let block = block.clone();
                 let context = context.clone();
 
@@ -151,7 +150,6 @@ fn each(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
                     Err(e) => OutputStream::one(Value::error(e)),
                 }
             })
-            .flatten()
             .into_output_stream())
     }
 }

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

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for EachGroup {
 
         let group_size: Tagged<usize> = args.req(0)?;
         let block: CapturedBlock = args.req(1)?;
-        let block = Arc::new(Box::new(block));
+        let block = Arc::new(block);
 
         let each_group_iterator = EachGroupIterator {
             block,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for EachGroup {
 }
 
 struct EachGroupIterator {
-    block: Arc<Box<CapturedBlock>>,
+    block: Arc<CapturedBlock>,
     context: Arc<EvaluationContext>,
     group_size: usize,
     input: InputStream,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl Iterator for EachGroupIterator {
 
 pub(crate) fn run_block_on_vec(
     input: Vec<Value>,
-    block: Arc<Box<CapturedBlock>>,
+    block: Arc<CapturedBlock>,
     context: Arc<EvaluationContext>,
     external_redirection: ExternalRedirection,
 ) -> OutputStream {

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

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for EachWindow {
         let block: CapturedBlock = args.req(1)?;
         let stride: Option<Tagged<usize>> = args.get_flag("stride")?;
 
-        let block = Arc::new(Box::new(block));
+        let block = Arc::new(block);
 
         let mut window: Vec<_> = args
             .input
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for EachWindow {
         Ok(args
             .input
             .enumerate()
-            .map(move |(i, input)| {
+            .flat_map(move |(i, input)| {
                 // This would probably be more efficient if `last` was a VecDeque
                 // But we can't have that because it needs to be put into a Table
                 window.remove(0);
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for EachWindow {
                 }
             })
             .flatten()
-            .flatten()
             .map(Ok)
             .into_input_stream())
     }

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

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("empty?")
             .rest(
+                "rest",
                 SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
                 "the names of the columns to check emptiness",
             )
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ fn process_row(
 
         let stream = run_block(
             &default_block.block,
-            &*context,
+            context,
             input_stream,
             ExternalRedirection::Stdout,
         );

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

@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("flatten").rest(SyntaxShape::String, "optionally flatten data by column")
+        Signature::build("flatten").rest(
+            "rest",
+            SyntaxShape::String,
+            "optionally flatten data by column",
+        )
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
@@ -52,8 +56,7 @@ fn flatten(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     let input = args.input;
 
     Ok(input
-        .map(move |item| flat_value(&columns, &item, &tag).into_iter())
+        .flat_map(move |item| flat_value(&columns, &item, &tag))
-        .flatten()
         .into_action_stream())
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ fn flat_value(
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    for (k, v) in mapa.into_iter() {
+                    for (k, v) in mapa {
                         if out.contains_key(k) {
                             out.insert_value(format!("{}_{}", column, k), v.clone());
                         } else {
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ fn flat_value(
             let mut expanded = vec![];
 
             if let Some(TableInside::Entries(column, _, entries)) = a_table {
-                for entry in entries.into_iter() {
+                for entry in entries {
                     let mut base = out.clone();
                     base.insert_value(column, entry.clone());
                     expanded.push(base.into_value());
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ fn flat_value(
 
             expanded
         } else if item.is_table() {
-            item.table_entries().map(Clone::clone).collect()
+            item.table_entries().cloned().collect()
         } else {
             vec![item.clone()]
         }

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/get.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("get").rest(
+            "rest",
             SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
             "optionally return additional data by path",
         )
@@ -64,14 +65,12 @@ pub fn get(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     } else {
         trace!("get {:?}", column_paths);
         let output_stream = input
-            .map(move |item| {
+            .flat_map(move |item| {
                 column_paths
                     .iter()
-                    .map(move |path| get_output(&item, path))
+                    .flat_map(move |path| get_output(&item, path))
-                    .flatten()
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>()
             })
-            .flatten()
             .into_action_stream();
         Ok(output_stream)
     }

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

@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ pub fn group_by(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
             value: UntaggedValue::Block(block_given),
             ..
         }) => {
-            let block = Arc::new(block_given);
+            let block = Arc::new(*block_given);
             let error_key = "error";
 
-            for value in values.iter() {
+            for value in &values {
                 let run = block.clone();
                 let context = context.clone();
 

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

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fn process_row(
 
             let result = run_block(
                 &block.block,
-                &*context,
+                &context,
                 input_stream,
                 ExternalRedirection::Stdout,
             );
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ fn insert(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     let column = Arc::new(column);
 
     Ok(input
-        .map(move |input| {
+        .flat_map(move |input| {
             let context = context.clone();
             let value = value.clone();
             let column = column.clone();
@@ -172,6 +172,5 @@ fn insert(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
                 Err(e) => ActionStream::one(Err(e)),
             }
         })
-        .flatten()
         .into_action_stream())
 }

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/keep/until.rs

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
                     ctx.scope.add_var(arg.name(), item.clone());
                 }
 
-                let result = evaluate_baseline_expr(&*condition, &*ctx);
+                let result = evaluate_baseline_expr(&condition, &ctx);
                 ctx.scope.exit_scope();
 
                 !matches!(result, Ok(ref v) if v.is_true())

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/keep/while_.rs

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
                 }
                 trace!("ITEM = {:?}", item);
 
-                let result = evaluate_baseline_expr(&*condition, &*ctx);
+                let result = evaluate_baseline_expr(&condition, &ctx);
                 ctx.scope.exit_scope();
                 trace!("RESULT = {:?}", result);
 

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/move_.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("move")
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::ColumnPath, "the columns to move")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::ColumnPath, "the columns to move")
             .named(
                 "after",
                 SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ fn move_after(table: &Value, columns: &[String], from: &ColumnPath) -> Result<Va
     let mut insert = false;
     let mut inserted = false;
 
-    for name in columns_moved.into_iter() {
+    for name in columns_moved {
         if let Some(name) = name {
             reordered_columns.push(Some(name.clone()));
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ fn move_before(table: &Value, columns: &[String], from: &ColumnPath) -> Result<V
     let mut reordered_columns = vec![];
     let mut inserted = false;
 
-    for name in columns_moved.into_iter() {
+    for name in columns_moved {
         if let Some(name) = name {
             if !inserted && name == from {
                 for column in columns {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/nth.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Nth {
                 SyntaxShape::Int,
                 "the number of the row to return",
             )
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "Optionally return more rows")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "Optionally return more rows")
             .switch("skip", "Skip the rows instead of selecting them", Some('s'))
     }
 

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/pivot.rs

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Pivot {
                 Some('i'),
             )
             .rest(
+                "rest",
                 SyntaxShape::String,
                 "the names to give columns once pivoted",
             )

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

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fn reduce(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
 
                 context.scope.enter_scope();
                 context.scope.add_var("$acc", f);
-                let result = process_row(block, &*context, row);
+                let result = process_row(block, &context, row);
                 context.scope.exit_scope();
 
                 // we make sure that result is an indexed item
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ fn reduce(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
 
                 context.scope.enter_scope();
                 context.scope.add_var("$acc", f);
-                let result = process_row(block, &*context, row);
+                let result = process_row(block, &context, row);
                 context.scope.exit_scope();
                 result
             })?

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/reject.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Reject {
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("reject").rest(SyntaxShape::String, "the names of columns to remove")
+        Signature::build("reject").rest(
+            "rest",
+            SyntaxShape::String,
+            "the names of columns to remove",
+        )
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/rename.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Rename {
                 SyntaxShape::String,
                 "the new name for the first column",
             )
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::String, "the new name for additional columns")
+            .rest(
+                "rest",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "the new name for additional columns",
+            )
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/roll/column.rs

@@ -59,14 +59,12 @@ pub fn roll(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
 
     Ok(args
         .input
-        .map(move |value| {
+        .flat_map(move |value| {
             let tag = value.tag();
 
             roll_by(value, &options)
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| vec![UntaggedValue::nothing().into_value(tag)])
-                .into_iter()
         })
-        .flatten()
         .into_output_stream())
 }
 
@@ -84,8 +82,7 @@ fn roll_by(value: Value, options: &Arguments) -> Option<Vec<Value>> {
             let values_rotated = rotate(
                 value
                     .row_entries()
-                    .map(|(_, value)| value)
+                    .map(|(_, value)| value.clone())
-                    .map(Clone::clone)
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
                 &options.by,
                 direction,
@@ -94,7 +91,7 @@ fn roll_by(value: Value, options: &Arguments) -> Option<Vec<Value>> {
             if let Some(ref values) = values_rotated {
                 let mut out = TaggedDictBuilder::new(&tag);
 
-                for (k, v) in columns.iter().zip(values.iter()) {
+                for (k, v) in columns.iter().zip(values) {
                     out.insert_value(k, v.clone());
                 }
 
@@ -104,7 +101,7 @@ fn roll_by(value: Value, options: &Arguments) -> Option<Vec<Value>> {
         None
     } else if value.is_table() {
         rotate(
-            value.table_entries().map(Clone::clone).collect(),
+            value.table_entries().cloned().collect(),
             &options.by,
             direction,
         )

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/rotate/command.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("rotate").rest(
+            "rest",
             SyntaxShape::String,
             "the names to give columns once rotated",
         )

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/rotate/counter_clockwise.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("rotate counter-clockwise").rest(
+            "rest",
             SyntaxShape::String,
             "the names to give columns once rotated",
         )

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/select.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("select").rest(
+            "rest",
             SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
             "the columns to select from the table",
         )

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/skip/until.rs

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
                 }
                 trace!("ITEM = {:?}", item);
 
-                let result = evaluate_baseline_expr(&*condition, &*ctx);
+                let result = evaluate_baseline_expr(&condition, &ctx);
                 ctx.scope.exit_scope();
                 trace!("RESULT = {:?}", result);
 

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/skip/while_.rs

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
                 }
                 trace!("ITEM = {:?}", item);
 
-                let result = evaluate_baseline_expr(&*condition, &*ctx);
+                let result = evaluate_baseline_expr(&condition, &ctx);
                 ctx.scope.exit_scope();
                 trace!("RESULT = {:?}", result);
 

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/sort_by.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SortBy {
                 Some('i'),
             )
             .switch("reverse", "Sort in reverse order", Some('r'))
-            .rest(SyntaxShape::String, "the column(s) to sort by")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::String, "the column(s) to sort by")
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ fn sort_by(mut args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         vec.reverse()
     }
 
-    Ok((vec.into_iter()).into_output_stream())
+    Ok(vec.into_iter().into_output_stream())
 }
 
 pub fn sort(
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub fn sort(
         ));
     }
 
-    for sort_arg in keys.iter() {
+    for sort_arg in keys {
         let match_test = &vec[0].get_data_by_key(sort_arg.borrow_spanned());
         if match_test.is_none() {
             return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(

crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/update.rs

@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ fn process_row(
     field: Arc<ColumnPath>,
     tag: Arc<Tag>,
 ) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
-    let tag = &*tag;
     let replacement = Arc::make_mut(&mut replacement);
 
     Ok(match replacement {
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ fn process_row(
 
             let result = run_block(
                 &captured_block.block,
-                &*context,
+                &context,
                 input_stream,
                 ExternalRedirection::Stdout,
             );
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ fn update(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     let field = Arc::new(field);
 
     Ok(input
-        .map(move |input| {
+        .flat_map(move |input| {
             let tag = name_tag.clone();
             let context = context.clone();
             let replacement = replacement.clone();
@@ -195,6 +194,5 @@ fn update(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
                 Err(e) => ActionStream::one(Err(e)),
             }
         })
-        .flatten()
         .into_action_stream())
 }