nushell/docs/commands/into_string.md
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---
title: into string
layout: command
version: 0.59.0
---
Convert value to string
## Signature
```> into string ...rest --decimals```
## Parameters
- `...rest`: column paths to convert to string (for table input)
- `--decimals {int}`: decimal digits to which to round
## Examples
convert decimal to string and round to nearest integer
```shell
> 1.7 | into string -d 0
```
convert decimal to string
```shell
> 1.7 | into string -d 1
```
convert decimal to string and limit to 2 decimals
```shell
> 1.734 | into string -d 2
```
try to convert decimal to string and provide negative decimal points
```shell
> 1.734 | into string -d -2
```
convert decimal to string
```shell
> 4.3 | into string
```
convert string to string
```shell
> '1234' | into string
```
convert boolean to string
```shell
> true | into string
```
convert date to string
```shell
> date now | into string
```
convert filepath to string
```shell
> ls Cargo.toml | get name | into string
```
convert filesize to string
```shell
> ls Cargo.toml | get size | into string
```