nushell/docs/commands/parse.md

title, layout, version

title	layout	version
parse	command	0.59.0

Parse columns from string data using a simple pattern.

Signature

> parse (pattern) --regex

Parameters

• pattern: the pattern to match. Eg) "{foo}: {bar}"
• --regex: use full regex syntax for patterns

Examples

Parse a string into two named columns

> echo "hi there" | parse "{foo} {bar}"

Parse a string using regex pattern

> echo "hi there" | parse -r "(?P<foo>\w+) (?P<bar>\w+)"