---
title: str kebab-case
layout: command
version: 0.59.0
---

converts a string to kebab-case

## Signature

```> str kebab-case ...rest```

## Parameters

 -  `...rest`: optionally convert text to kebab-case by column paths

## Examples

convert a string to kebab-case
```shell
> 'NuShell' | str kebab-case
```

convert a string to kebab-case
```shell
> 'thisIsTheFirstCase' | str kebab-case
```

convert a string to kebab-case
```shell
> 'THIS_IS_THE_SECOND_CASE' | str kebab-case
```

convert a column from a table to kebab-case
```shell
> [[lang, gems]; [nuTest, 100]] | str kebab-case lang
```