diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 63566d51f..c052daf94 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -367,18 +367,17 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "battery"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "36a698e449024a5d18994a815998bf5e2e4bc1883e35a7d7ba95b6b69ee45907"
+checksum = "8775be4956c98c9ac7c11cc383d632636935d3a688dabddb71ac83ba00a3a72f"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "core-foundation 0.6.4",
+ "core-foundation",
  "lazycell",
  "libc",
- "mach 0.2.3",
- "nix 0.15.0",
+ "mach",
  "num-traits 0.2.12",
- "uom 0.26.0",
+ "uom 0.29.0",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
 
@@ -857,32 +856,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "url 1.7.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "core-foundation"
-version = "0.6.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "25b9e03f145fd4f2bf705e07b900cd41fc636598fe5dc452fd0db1441c3f496d"
-dependencies = [
- "core-foundation-sys 0.6.2",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation"
 version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "57d24c7a13c43e870e37c1556b74555437870a04514f7685f5b354e090567171"
 dependencies = [
- "core-foundation-sys 0.7.0",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "core-foundation-sys"
-version = "0.6.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e7ca8a5221364ef15ce201e8ed2f609fc312682a8f4e0e3d4aa5879764e0fa3b"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation-sys"
 version = "0.7.0"
@@ -1044,7 +1027,7 @@ version = "3.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d0b676fa23f995faf587496dcd1c80fead847ed58d2da52ac1caca9a72790dd2"
 dependencies = [
- "nix 0.17.0",
+ "nix",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
 
@@ -1907,13 +1890,13 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "58d46c2c79530368c7a76e4808ff7263970029f38bcd544a9d43722ed0828527"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "core-foundation 0.7.0",
+ "core-foundation",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
  "lazy_static 1.4.0",
  "libc",
- "mach 0.3.2",
- "nix 0.17.0",
+ "mach",
+ "nix",
  "pin-utils",
  "uom 0.28.0",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
@@ -1932,7 +1915,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heim-runtime",
  "lazy_static 1.4.0",
  "libc",
- "mach 0.3.2",
+ "mach",
  "ntapi",
  "smol",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
@@ -1946,11 +1929,11 @@ checksum = "8c650cc53da13cb4027eba907bfeff7c764d801e83fd833e48b513c38ed78368"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "cfg-if",
- "core-foundation 0.7.0",
+ "core-foundation",
  "heim-common",
  "heim-runtime",
  "libc",
- "mach 0.3.2",
+ "mach",
  "widestring",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
@@ -1967,7 +1950,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static 1.4.0",
  "libc",
  "log 0.4.11",
- "mach 0.3.2",
+ "mach",
  "ntapi",
  "platforms",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
@@ -1984,7 +1967,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heim-runtime",
  "lazy_static 1.4.0",
  "libc",
- "mach 0.3.2",
+ "mach",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
 
@@ -2000,7 +1983,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heim-runtime",
  "libc",
  "macaddr",
- "nix 0.17.0",
+ "nix",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2020,7 +2003,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heim-runtime",
  "lazy_static 1.4.0",
  "libc",
- "mach 0.3.2",
+ "mach",
  "memchr",
  "ntapi",
  "ordered-float",
@@ -2667,15 +2650,6 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baee0bbc17ce759db233beb01648088061bf678383130602a298e6998eedb2d8"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "mach"
-version = "0.2.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "86dd2487cdfea56def77b88438a2c915fb45113c5319bfe7e14306ca4cd0b0e1"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "mach"
 version = "0.3.2"
@@ -2934,19 +2908,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "nix"
-version = "0.15.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3b2e0b4f3320ed72aaedb9a5ac838690a8047c7b275da22711fddff4f8a14229"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "cc",
- "cfg-if",
- "libc",
- "void",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "nix"
 version = "0.17.0"
@@ -4731,7 +4692,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "log 0.4.11",
  "memchr",
- "nix 0.17.0",
+ "nix",
  "scopeguard",
  "unicode-segmentation",
  "unicode-width",
@@ -4830,8 +4791,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "64808902d7d99f78eaddd2b4e2509713babc3dc3c85ad6f4c447680f3c01e535"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
- "core-foundation 0.7.0",
- "core-foundation-sys 0.7.0",
+ "core-foundation",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
  "security-framework-sys",
 ]
@@ -4842,7 +4803,7 @@ version = "0.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "17bf11d99252f512695eb468de5516e5cf75455521e69dfe343f3b74e4748405"
 dependencies = [
- "core-foundation-sys 0.7.0",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
 ]
 
@@ -5809,21 +5770,21 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uom"
-version = "0.26.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4cec796ec5f7ac557631709079168286056205c51c60aac33f51764bdc7b8dc4"
+checksum = "627142a1043c2d460613232ce4f7e322e756636e000c0f1d1f2e779cb431358a"
 dependencies = [
+ "num-rational",
  "num-traits 0.2.12",
  "typenum",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uom"
-version = "0.28.0"
+version = "0.29.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "627142a1043c2d460613232ce4f7e322e756636e000c0f1d1f2e779cb431358a"
+checksum = "8bb593f5252356bfb829112f8fca2d0982d48588d2d6bb5a92553b0dfc4c9aba"
 dependencies = [
- "num-rational",
  "num-traits 0.2.12",
  "typenum",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/get.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/get.rs
index c5bee9d3b..5474e8703 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/get.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/get.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
     did_you_mean, ColumnPath, PathMember, Primitive, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape,
     UnspannedPathMember, UntaggedValue, Value,
 };
-use nu_source::span_for_spanned_list;
+use nu_source::HasFallibleSpan;
 use nu_value_ext::get_data_by_column_path;
 
 pub struct Get;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub fn get_column_path(path: &ColumnPath, obj: &Value) -> Result<Value, ShellErr
         obj,
         path,
         Box::new(move |(obj_source, column_path_tried, error)| {
-            let path_members_span = span_for_spanned_list(fields.members().iter().map(|p| p.span));
+            let path_members_span = fields.maybe_span().unwrap_or_else(Span::unknown);
 
             match &obj_source.value {
                 UntaggedValue::Table(rows) => match column_path_tried {
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/insert.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/insert.rs
index f940bd080..44d9eb85a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/insert.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/insert.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ use crate::commands::classified::block::run_block;
 use crate::commands::WholeStreamCommand;
 use crate::context::CommandRegistry;
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use futures::stream::once;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ColumnPath, ReturnSuccess, Scope, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ColumnPath, Primitive, ReturnSuccess, Scope, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value,
+};
 use nu_value_ext::ValueExt;
 
+use futures::stream::once;
 pub struct Insert;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -49,14 +51,14 @@ async fn process_row(
     mut context: Arc<Context>,
     input: Value,
     mut value: Arc<Value>,
-    column: Arc<ColumnPath>,
+    field: Arc<ColumnPath>,
 ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let value = Arc::make_mut(&mut value);
 
     Ok(match value {
         Value {
             value: UntaggedValue::Block(block),
-            ..
+            tag: block_tag,
         } => {
             let for_block = input.clone();
             let input_stream = once(async { Ok(for_block) }).to_input_stream();
@@ -98,35 +100,32 @@ async fn process_row(
                         Value {
                             value: UntaggedValue::Row(_),
                             ..
-                        } => match obj.insert_data_at_column_path(&column, result) {
+                        } => match obj.insert_data_at_column_path(&field, result) {
                             Ok(v) => OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(v)),
                             Err(e) => OutputStream::one(Err(e)),
                         },
-                        Value { tag, .. } => OutputStream::one(Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                        _ => OutputStream::one(Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
                             "Unrecognized type in stream",
                             "original value",
-                            tag,
+                            block_tag.clone(),
                         ))),
                     }
                 }
                 Err(e) => OutputStream::one(Err(e)),
             }
         }
-        _ => match input {
-            obj
-            @
+        value => match input {
             Value {
-                value: UntaggedValue::Row(_),
+                value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::Nothing),
                 ..
-            } => match obj.insert_data_at_column_path(&column, value.clone()) {
+            } => match scope.it.insert_data_at_column_path(&field, value.clone()) {
+                Ok(v) => OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(v)),
+                Err(e) => OutputStream::one(Err(e)),
+            },
+            _ => match input.insert_data_at_column_path(&field, value.clone()) {
                 Ok(v) => OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(v)),
                 Err(e) => OutputStream::one(Err(e)),
             },
-            Value { tag, .. } => OutputStream::one(Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
-                "Unrecognized type in stream",
-                "original value",
-                tag,
-            ))),
         },
     })
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/move_/column.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/move_/column.rs
index 32fcf0129..dd4ff45b4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/move_/column.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/move_/column.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_data::base::select_fields;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
 use nu_protocol::{ColumnPath, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, Value};
-use nu_source::span_for_spanned_list;
+use nu_source::HasFallibleSpan;
 
 pub struct SubCommand;
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ async fn operate(
                     .flatten()
                     .collect::<Vec<&ColumnPath>>();
 
-                let after_span = span_for_spanned_list(after.members().iter().map(|p| p.span));
+                let after_span = after.maybe_span().unwrap_or_else(Span::unknown);
 
                 if after.members().len() == 1 {
                     let keys = column_paths
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ async fn operate(
                     .flatten()
                     .collect::<Vec<&ColumnPath>>();
 
-                let before_span = span_for_spanned_list(before.members().iter().map(|p| p.span));
+                let before_span = before.maybe_span().unwrap_or_else(Span::unknown);
 
                 if before.members().len() == 1 {
                     let keys = column_paths
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ fn move_after(
     tag: impl Into<Tag>,
 ) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
     let tag = tag.into();
-    let from_fields = span_for_spanned_list(from.members().iter().map(|p| p.span));
+    let from_fields = from.maybe_span().unwrap_or_else(Span::unknown);
     let from = if let Some((last, _)) = from.split_last() {
         last.as_string()
     } else {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ fn move_before(
     tag: impl Into<Tag>,
 ) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
     let tag = tag.into();
-    let from_fields = span_for_spanned_list(from.members().iter().map(|p| p.span));
+    let from_fields = from.maybe_span().unwrap_or_else(Span::unknown);
     let from = if let Some((last, _)) = from.split_last() {
         last.as_string()
     } else {
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/update.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/update.rs
index 195e9120d..127c0edbf 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/update.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/update.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ use crate::commands::WholeStreamCommand;
 use crate::context::CommandRegistry;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ColumnPath, ReturnSuccess, Scope, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ColumnPath, Primitive, ReturnSuccess, Scope, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value,
+};
+use nu_source::HasFallibleSpan;
 use nu_value_ext::ValueExt;
 
 use futures::stream::once;
@@ -54,13 +57,15 @@ async fn process_row(
     input: Value,
     mut replacement: Arc<Value>,
     field: Arc<ColumnPath>,
+    tag: Arc<Tag>,
 ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let tag = &*tag;
     let replacement = Arc::make_mut(&mut replacement);
 
     Ok(match replacement {
         Value {
             value: UntaggedValue::Block(block),
-            ..
+            tag: block_tag,
         } => {
             let for_block = input.clone();
             let input_stream = once(async { Ok(for_block) }).to_input_stream();
@@ -110,35 +115,41 @@ async fn process_row(
                                 obj.tag,
                             ))),
                         },
-                        Value { tag, .. } => OutputStream::one(Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                        _ => OutputStream::one(Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
                             "Unrecognized type in stream",
                             "original value",
-                            tag,
+                            block_tag.clone(),
                         ))),
                     }
                 }
                 Err(e) => OutputStream::one(Err(e)),
             }
         }
-        _ => match input {
-            obj
-            @
+        replacement => match input {
             Value {
-                value: UntaggedValue::Row(_),
+                value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::Nothing),
                 ..
-            } => match obj.replace_data_at_column_path(&field, replacement.clone()) {
+            } => match scope
+                .it
+                .replace_data_at_column_path(&field, replacement.clone())
+            {
                 Some(v) => OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(v)),
                 None => OutputStream::one(Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
                     "update could not find place to insert column",
                     "column name",
-                    obj.tag,
+                    field.maybe_span().unwrap_or_else(|| tag.span),
                 ))),
             },
-            Value { tag, .. } => OutputStream::one(Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
-                "Unrecognized type in stream",
-                "original value",
-                tag,
-            ))),
+            Value { value: _, ref tag } => {
+                match input.replace_data_at_column_path(&field, replacement.clone()) {
+                    Some(v) => OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(v)),
+                    None => OutputStream::one(Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                        "update could not find place to insert column",
+                        "column name",
+                        field.maybe_span().unwrap_or_else(|| tag.span),
+                    ))),
+                }
+            }
         },
     })
 }
@@ -148,6 +159,7 @@ async fn update(
     registry: &CommandRegistry,
 ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let registry = registry.clone();
+    let name_tag = Arc::new(raw_args.call_info.name_tag.clone());
     let scope = Arc::new(raw_args.call_info.scope.clone());
     let context = Arc::new(Context::from_raw(&raw_args, &registry));
     let (UpdateArgs { field, replacement }, input) = raw_args.process(&registry).await?;
@@ -156,13 +168,14 @@ async fn update(
 
     Ok(input
         .then(move |input| {
+            let tag = name_tag.clone();
             let scope = scope.clone();
             let context = context.clone();
             let replacement = replacement.clone();
             let field = field.clone();
 
             async {
-                match process_row(scope, context, input, replacement, field).await {
+                match process_row(scope, context, input, replacement, field, tag).await {
                     Ok(s) => s,
                     Err(e) => OutputStream::one(Err(e)),
                 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/insert.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/insert.rs
index 530a1eda8..de6e83c0c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/insert.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/insert.rs
@@ -30,3 +30,19 @@ fn sets_the_column_from_a_block_full_stream_output() {
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "true");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn sets_the_column_from_an_invocation() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
+        r#"
+            wrap content
+            | insert content $(open --raw cargo_sample.toml | lines | first 5)
+            | get content.1
+            | str contains "nu"
+            | echo $it
+        "#
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "true");
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/update.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/update.rs
index 5bac7ce57..1924e74a4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/update.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/update.rs
@@ -46,3 +46,19 @@ fn sets_the_column_from_a_block_full_stream_output() {
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "true");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn sets_the_column_from_an_invocation() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
+        r#"
+            wrap content
+            | update content $(open --raw cargo_sample.toml | lines | first 5)
+            | get content.1
+            | str contains "nu"
+            | echo $it
+        "#
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "true");
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-value-ext/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-value-ext/src/lib.rs
index facc1df2d..f446bb478 100644
--- a/crates/nu-value-ext/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-value-ext/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ use nu_protocol::{
     ColumnPath, MaybeOwned, PathMember, Primitive, ShellTypeName, SpannedTypeName,
     UnspannedPathMember, UntaggedValue, Value,
 };
-use nu_source::{HasSpan, PrettyDebug, Spanned, SpannedItem, Tag, Tagged, TaggedItem};
+use nu_source::{
+    HasFallibleSpan, HasSpan, PrettyDebug, Span, Spanned, SpannedItem, Tag, Tagged, TaggedItem,
+};
 use num_traits::cast::ToPrimitive;
 
 pub trait ValueExt {
@@ -220,8 +222,7 @@ pub fn swap_data_by_column_path(
         &value,
         path,
         Box::new(move |(obj_source, column_path_tried, error)| {
-            let path_members_span =
-                nu_source::span_for_spanned_list(fields.members().iter().map(|p| p.span));
+            let path_members_span = fields.maybe_span().unwrap_or_else(Span::unknown);
 
             match &obj_source.value {
                 UntaggedValue::Table(rows) => match column_path_tried {