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Tyarel8 d9d022733f feat(std/help): Add --help for external-commands (#15962)
# Description
I have just discovered the `std/help` command and that it can use `man`
or other programs for externals. Coming from windows, I don't have `man`
so what I want is just to run `external_program --help` in most cases.
This pr adds that option, if you set `$env.NU_HELPER = "--help"`, it
will run the command you passed with `--help` added as the last
argument.


![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/60d25dda-718b-4cb5-b540-808de000b221)

# User-Facing Changes
None

# Tests + Formatting


# After Submitting
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Nushell core libraries and plugins

These sub-crates form both the foundation for Nu and a set of plugins which extend Nu with additional functionality.

Foundational libraries are split into two kinds of crates:

  • Core crates - those crates that work together to build the Nushell language engine
  • Support crates - a set of crates that support the engine with additional features like JSON support, ANSI support, and more.

Plugins are likewise also split into two types:

  • Core plugins - plugins that provide part of the default experience of Nu, including access to the system properties, processes, and web-connectivity features.
  • Extra plugins - these plugins run a wide range of different capabilities like working with different file types, charting, viewing binary data, and more.