Bump to 0.28 (#3149 )

move bel and backspace to char since they're not ansi (#3144 )
* move bel and backspace to char since they're not ansi * Trigger Build
2021-03-09 23:40:17 +13:00 · 2021-03-09 22:34:51 +13:00 · 2021-03-09 22:34:14 +13:00 · 2021-03-08 12:57:58 +13:00 · 2021-03-08 12:08:37 +13:00 · 2021-03-06 14:31:22 -06:00
505 changed files with 13853 additions and 6264 deletions
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 name = "nu"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/nushell/nushell"
-version = "0.26.0"
+version = "0.28.0"

 [workspace]
 members = ["crates/*/"]
@ -18,80 +18,110 @@ members = ["crates/*/"]
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html

 [dependencies]
-nu-cli = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu-cli"}
-nu-command = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu-command"}
-nu-data = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu-data"}
-nu-engine = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu-engine"}
-nu-errors = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu-errors"}
-nu-parser = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu-parser"}
-nu-plugin = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu-plugin"}
-nu-protocol = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu-protocol"}
-nu-source = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu-source"}
-nu-value-ext = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu-value-ext"}
+nu-cli = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu-cli", default-features = false }
+nu-command = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu-command" }
+nu-data = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu-data" }
+nu-engine = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu-engine" }
+nu-errors = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu-errors" }
+nu-parser = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu-parser" }
+nu-plugin = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu-plugin" }
+nu-protocol = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu-protocol" }
+nu-source = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu-source" }
+nu-value-ext = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu-value-ext" }

-nu_plugin_binaryview = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_binaryview", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_chart = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_chart", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_fetch = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_fetch", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_from_bson = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_from_bson", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_from_sqlite = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_from_sqlite", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_inc = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_inc", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_match = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_match", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_post = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_post", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_ps = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_ps", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_s3 = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_s3", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_selector = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_selector", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_start = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_start", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_sys = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_sys", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_textview = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_textview", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_to_bson = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_to_bson", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_to_sqlite = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_to_sqlite", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_tree = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_tree", optional = true}
-nu_plugin_xpath = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_xpath", optional = true}
+nu_plugin_binaryview = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_binaryview", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_chart = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_chart", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_fetch = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_fetch", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_from_bson = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_from_bson", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_from_sqlite = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_from_sqlite", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_inc = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_inc", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_match = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_match", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_post = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_post", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_ps = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_ps", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_s3 = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_s3", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_selector = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_selector", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_start = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_start", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_sys = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_sys", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_textview = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_textview", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_to_bson = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_to_bson", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_to_sqlite = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_to_sqlite", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_tree = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_tree", optional = true }
+nu_plugin_xpath = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu_plugin_xpath", optional = true }

 # Required to bootstrap the main binary
 clap = "2.33.3"
-ctrlc = {version = "3.1.6", optional = true}
-futures = {version = "0.3.5", features = ["compat", "io-compat"]}
+ctrlc = { version = "3.1.7", optional = true }
+futures = { version = "0.3.12", features = ["compat", "io-compat"] }
 itertools = "0.10.0"
-log = "0.4.11"
+log = "0.4.14"
 pretty_env_logger = "0.4.0"

 [dev-dependencies]
+nu-test-support = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./crates/nu-test-support" }
 dunce = "1.0.1"
-nu-test-support = {version = "0.26.0", path = "./crates/nu-test-support"}
+serial_test = "0.5.1"
+

 [build-dependencies]

 [features]
 ctrlc-support = ["nu-cli/ctrlc", "nu-command/ctrlc"]
-directories-support = ["nu-cli/directories", "nu-cli/dirs", "nu-command/directories", "nu-command/dirs", "nu-data/directories", "nu-data/dirs", "nu-engine/dirs"]
+directories-support = [
+    "nu-cli/directories",
+    "nu-cli/dirs",
+    "nu-command/directories",
+    "nu-command/dirs",
+    "nu-data/directories",
+    "nu-data/dirs",
+    "nu-engine/dirs",
+]
 ptree-support = ["nu-cli/ptree", "nu-command/ptree"]
 rustyline-support = ["nu-cli/rustyline-support", "nu-command/rustyline-support"]
 term-support = ["nu-cli/term", "nu-command/term"]
 uuid-support = ["nu-cli/uuid_crate", "nu-command/uuid_crate"]
-which-support = ["nu-cli/ichwh", "nu-cli/which", "nu-command/ichwh", "nu-command/which"]
+which-support = [
+    "nu-cli/ichwh",
+    "nu-cli/which",
+    "nu-command/ichwh",
+    "nu-command/which",
+]

 default = [
-  "sys",
-  "ps",
-  "textview",
-  "inc",
-  "directories-support",
-  "ctrlc-support",
-  "which-support",
-  "ptree-support",
-  "term-support",
-  "uuid-support",
-  "rustyline-support",
-  "match",
-  "post",
-  "fetch",
-  "zip-support",
+    "nu-cli/shadow-rs",
+    "sys",
+    "ps",
+    "textview",
+    "inc",
+    "directories-support",
+    "ctrlc-support",
+    "which-support",
+    "ptree-support",
+    "term-support",
+    "uuid-support",
+    "rustyline-support",
+    "match",
+    "post",
+    "fetch",
+    "zip-support",
 ]
-extra = ["default", "binaryview", "tree", "clipboard-cli", "trash-support", "start", "bson", "sqlite", "s3", "chart", "xpath", "selector"]
-stable = ["default"]

-wasi = ["inc", "match", "directories-support", "ptree-support", "match", "tree", "rustyline-support"]
+stable = ["default"]
+extra = [
+    "default",
+    "binaryview",
+    "tree",
+    "clipboard-cli",
+    "trash-support",
+    "start",
+    "bson",
+    "sqlite",
+    "s3",
+    "chart",
+    "xpath",
+    "selector",
+]
+
+wasi = ["inc", "match", "ptree-support", "match", "tree", "rustyline-support"]

 trace = ["nu-parser/trace"]

@ -114,9 +144,15 @@ s3 = ["nu_plugin_s3"]
 selector = ["nu_plugin_selector"]
 sqlite = ["nu_plugin_from_sqlite", "nu_plugin_to_sqlite"]
 start = ["nu_plugin_start"]
-trash-support = ["nu-cli/trash-support", "nu-command/trash-support"]
+trash-support = [
+    "nu-cli/trash-support",
+    "nu-command/trash-support",
+    "nu-engine/trash-support",
+]
 tree = ["nu_plugin_tree"]
 xpath = ["nu_plugin_xpath"]
+#This is disabled in extra for now
+table-pager = ["nu-command/table-pager"]

 [profile.release]
 #strip = "symbols" #Couldn't get working +nightly
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # README

-[![Gitpod Ready-to-Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-Ready--to--Code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/nushell/nushell)
 [![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/nu.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/nu)
-[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/nushell/nushell/_apis/build/status/nushell.nushell?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/nushell/nushell/_build/latest?definitionId=2&branchName=master)
+[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/nushell/nushell/_apis/build/status/nushell.nushell?branchName=main)](https://dev.azure.com/nushell/nushell/_build/latest?definitionId=2&branchName=main)
 [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/601130461678272522.svg?logo=discord)](https://discord.gg/NtAbbGn)
 [![The Changelog #363](https://img.shields.io/badge/The%20Changelog-%23363-61c192.svg)](https://changelog.com/podcast/363)
 [![@nu_shell](https://img.shields.io/badge/twitter-@nu_shell-1DA1F3?style=flat-square)](https://twitter.com/nu_shell)
+![GitHub commit activity](https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/m/nushell/nushell)
+![GitHub contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/nushell/nushell)

 ## Nushell

@ -44,19 +45,19 @@ Try it in Gitpod.

 ### Local

-Up-to-date installation instructions can be found in the [installation chapter of the book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/installation.html).  **Windows users**: please note that Nu works on Windows 10 and does not currently have Windows 7/8.1 support.
+Up-to-date installation instructions can be found in the [installation chapter of the book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/installation.html). **Windows users**: please note that Nu works on Windows 10 and does not currently have Windows 7/8.1 support.

 To build Nu, you will need to use the **latest stable (1.47 or later)** version of the compiler.

 Required dependencies:

-* pkg-config and libssl (only needed on Linux)
-  * On Debian/Ubuntu: `apt install pkg-config libssl-dev`
+-   pkg-config and libssl (only needed on Linux)
+    -   On Debian/Ubuntu: `apt install pkg-config libssl-dev`

 Optional dependencies:

-* To use Nu with all possible optional features enabled, you'll also need the following:
-  * On Linux (on Debian/Ubuntu): `apt install libxcb-composite0-dev libx11-dev`
+-   To use Nu with all possible optional features enabled, you'll also need the following:
+    -   On Linux (on Debian/Ubuntu): `apt install libxcb-composite0-dev libx11-dev`

 To install Nu via cargo (make sure you have installed [rustup](https://rustup.rs/) and the latest stable compiler via `rustup install stable`):

@ -139,9 +140,9 @@ Just as the Unix philosophy, Nu allows commands to output from stdout and read f
 Additionally, commands can output structured data (you can think of this as a third kind of stream).
 Commands that work in the pipeline fit into one of three categories:

-* Commands that produce a stream (eg, `ls`)
-* Commands that filter a stream (eg, `where type == "Dir"`)
-* Commands that consume the output of the pipeline (eg, `autoview`)
+-   Commands that produce a stream (eg, `ls`)
+-   Commands that filter a stream (eg, `where type == "Dir"`)
+-   Commands that consume the output of the pipeline (eg, `autoview`)

 Commands are separated by the pipe symbol (`|`) to denote a pipeline flowing left to right.

@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ Nu has early support for configuring the shell. You can refer to the book for a
 To set one of these variables, you can use `config set`. For example:

 ```shell
-> config set edit_mode "vi"
+> config set line_editor.edit_mode "vi"
 > config set path $nu.path
 ```

@ -270,40 +271,40 @@ If the plugin is a sink, it is given the full vector of final data and is given

 Nu adheres closely to a set of goals that make up its design philosophy. As features are added, they are checked against these goals.

-* First and foremost, Nu is cross-platform. Commands and techniques should carry between platforms and offer first-class consistent support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
+-   First and foremost, Nu is cross-platform. Commands and techniques should carry between platforms and offer first-class consistent support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

-* Nu ensures direct compatibility with existing platform-specific executables that make up people's workflows.
+-   Nu ensures direct compatibility with existing platform-specific executables that make up people's workflows.

-* Nu's workflow and tools should have the usability in day-to-day experience of using a shell in 2019 (and beyond).
+-   Nu's workflow and tools should have the usability in day-to-day experience of using a shell in 2019 (and beyond).

-* Nu views data as both structured and unstructured. It is a structured shell like PowerShell.
+-   Nu views data as both structured and unstructured. It is a structured shell like PowerShell.

-* Finally, Nu views data functionally. Rather than using mutation, pipelines act as a means to load, change, and save data without mutable state.
+-   Finally, Nu views data functionally. Rather than using mutation, pipelines act as a means to load, change, and save data without mutable state.

 ## Commands

-You can find a list of Nu commands, complete with documentation, in [quick command references](https://www.nushell.sh/documentation.html#quick-command-references).
+You can find a list of Nu commands, complete with documentation, in [quick command references](https://www.nushell.sh/book/command_reference.html).

 ## Progress

-Nu is in heavy development, and will naturally change as it matures and people use it.  The chart below isn't meant to be exhaustive, but rather helps give an idea for some of the areas of development and their relative completion:
+Nu is in heavy development, and will naturally change as it matures and people use it. The chart below isn't meant to be exhaustive, but rather helps give an idea for some of the areas of development and their relative completion:

-| Features | Not started | Prototype | MVP | Preview | Mature | Notes
-| -------- |:-----------:|:---------:|:---:|:-------:|:------:| -----
-| Aliases  |             |     X     |     |         |        | Initial implementation but lacks necessary features
-| Notebook |             |     X     |     |         |        | Initial jupyter support, but it loses state and lacks features
-| File ops |             |           |  X  |         |        | cp, mv, rm, mkdir have some support, but lacking others
-| Environment |          |     X     |     |         |        | Temporary environment, but no session-wide env variables
-| Shells   |             |     X     |     |         |        | Basic value and file shells, but no opt-in/opt-out for commands
-| Protocol |             |           |  X  |         |        | Streaming protocol is serviceable
-| Plugins  |             |     X     |     |         |        | Plugins work on one row at a time, lack batching and expression eval
-| Errors   |             |           |  X  |         |        | Error reporting works, but could use usability polish
-| Documentation |        |     X     |     |         |        | Book and related are barebones and lack task-based lessons
-| Paging   |             |     X     |     |         |        | Textview has paging, but we'd like paging for tables
-| Functions |            |     X     |     |         |        | No functions, yet, only aliases
-| Variables|             |     X     |     |         |        | Nu doesn't yet support variables
-| Completions |          |     X     |     |         |        | Completions are currently barebones, at best
-| Type-checking |        |     X     |     |         |        | Commands check basic types, but input/output isn't checked
+| Features      | Not started | Prototype | MVP | Preview | Mature | Notes                                                                |
+| ------------- | :---------: | :-------: | :-: | :-----: | :----: | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Aliases       |             |     X     |     |         |        | Initial implementation but lacks necessary features                  |
+| Notebook      |             |     X     |     |         |        | Initial jupyter support, but it loses state and lacks features       |
+| File ops      |             |           |  X  |         |        | cp, mv, rm, mkdir have some support, but lacking others              |
+| Environment   |             |     X     |     |         |        | Temporary environment, but no session-wide env variables             |
+| Shells        |             |     X     |     |         |        | Basic value and file shells, but no opt-in/opt-out for commands      |
+| Protocol      |             |           |  X  |         |        | Streaming protocol is serviceable                                    |
+| Plugins       |             |     X     |     |         |        | Plugins work on one row at a time, lack batching and expression eval |
+| Errors        |             |           |  X  |         |        | Error reporting works, but could use usability polish                |
+| Documentation |             |     X     |     |         |        | Book and related are barebones and lack task-based lessons           |
+| Paging        |             |     X     |     |         |        | Textview has paging, but we'd like paging for tables                 |
+| Functions     |             |     X     |     |         |        | No functions, yet, only aliases                                      |
+| Variables     |             |     X     |     |         |        | Nu doesn't yet support variables                                     |
+| Completions   |             |     X     |     |         |        | Completions are currently barebones, at best                         |
+| Type-checking |             |     X     |     |         |        | Commands check basic types, but input/output isn't checked           |

 ## Current Roadmap

@ -313,6 +314,12 @@ We've added a `Roadmap Board` to help collaboratively capture the direction we'r

 See [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

+Thanks to all the people who already contributed!
+
+<a href="https://github.com/nushell/nushell/graphs/contributors">
+  <img src="https://contributors-img.web.app/image?repo=nushell/nushell" />
+</a>
+
 ## License

 The project is made available under the MIT license. See the `LICENSE` file for more information.
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/.gitignore
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/.gitignore
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+target
+Cargo.lock
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/Cargo.toml
@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+[package]
+authors = [
+    "ogham@bsago.me",
+    "Ryan Scheel (Havvy) <ryan.havvy@gmail.com>",
+    "Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>",
+    "The Nu Project Contributors",
+]
+description = "Library for ANSI terminal colors and styles (bold, underline)"
+edition = "2018"
+license = "MIT"
+name = "nu-ansi-term"
+version = "0.28.0"
+
+[lib]
+doctest = false
+# name = "nu-ansi-term"
+
+[features]
+derive_serde_style = ["serde"]
+
+[dependencies.serde]
+version = "1.0.90"
+features = ["derive"]
+optional = true
+
+[target.'cfg(target_os="windows")'.dependencies.winapi]
+version = "0.3.4"
+features = ["consoleapi", "errhandlingapi", "fileapi", "handleapi", "processenv"]
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+doc-comment = "0.3"
+regex = "1.1.9"
+
+[dev-dependencies.serde_json]
+version = "1.0.39"
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/LICENCE
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/LICENCE
@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2014 Benjamin Sago
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/README.md
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/README.md
@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+# nu-ansi-term
+
+> This is a copy of rust-ansi-term but with Color change to Color and light foreground colors added (90-97) as well as light background colors added (100-107).
+
+This is a library for controlling colors and formatting, such as red bold text or blue underlined text, on ANSI terminals.
+
+### [View the Rustdoc](https://docs.rs/nu_ansi_term/)
+
+# Installation
+
+This crate works with [Cargo](http://crates.io). Add the following to your `Cargo.toml` dependencies section:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+nu_ansi_term = "0.13"
+```
+
+## Basic usage
+
+There are three main types in this crate that you need to be concerned with: `ANSIString`, `Style`, and `Color`.
+
+A `Style` holds stylistic information: foreground and background colors, whether the text should be bold, or blinking, or other properties.
+The `Color` enum represents the available colors.
+And an `ANSIString` is a string paired with a `Style`.
+
+`Color` is also available as an alias to `Color`.
+
+To format a string, call the `paint` method on a `Style` or a `Color`, passing in the string you want to format as the argument.
+For example, here’s how to get some red text:
+
+```rust
+use nu_ansi_term::Color::Red;
+
+println!("This is in red: {}", Red.paint("a red string"));
+```
+
+It’s important to note that the `paint` method does _not_ actually return a string with the ANSI control characters surrounding it.
+Instead, it returns an `ANSIString` value that has a `Display` implementation that, when formatted, returns the characters.
+This allows strings to be printed with a minimum of `String` allocations being performed behind the scenes.
+
+If you _do_ want to get at the escape codes, then you can convert the `ANSIString` to a string as you would any other `Display` value:
+
+```rust
+use nu_ansi_term::Color::Red;
+
+let red_string = Red.paint("a red string").to_string();
+```
+
+**Note for Windows 10 users:** On Windows 10, the application must enable ANSI support first:
+
+```rust,ignore
+let enabled = nu_ansi_term::enable_ansi_support();
+```
+
+## Bold, underline, background, and other styles
+
+For anything more complex than plain foreground color changes, you need to construct `Style` values themselves, rather than beginning with a `Color`.
+You can do this by chaining methods based on a new `Style`, created with `Style::new()`.
+Each method creates a new style that has that specific property set.
+For example:
+
+```rust
+use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+
+println!("How about some {} and {}?",
+         Style::new().bold().paint("bold"),
+         Style::new().underline().paint("underline"));
+```
+
+For brevity, these methods have also been implemented for `Color` values, so you can give your styles a foreground color without having to begin with an empty `Style` value:
+
+```rust
+use nu_ansi_term::Color::{Blue, Yellow};
+
+println!("Demonstrating {} and {}!",
+         Blue.bold().paint("blue bold"),
+         Yellow.underline().paint("yellow underline"));
+
+println!("Yellow on blue: {}", Yellow.on(Blue).paint("wow!"));
+```
+
+The complete list of styles you can use are:
+`bold`, `dimmed`, `italic`, `underline`, `blink`, `reverse`, `hidden`, and `on` for background colors.
+
+In some cases, you may find it easier to change the foreground on an existing `Style` rather than starting from the appropriate `Color`.
+You can do this using the `fg` method:
+
+```rust
+use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+use nu_ansi_term::Color::{Blue, Cyan, Yellow};
+
+println!("Yellow on blue: {}", Style::new().on(Blue).fg(Yellow).paint("yow!"));
+println!("Also yellow on blue: {}", Cyan.on(Blue).fg(Yellow).paint("zow!"));
+```
+
+You can turn a `Color` into a `Style` with the `normal` method.
+This will produce the exact same `ANSIString` as if you just used the `paint` method on the `Color` directly, but it’s useful in certain cases: for example, you may have a method that returns `Styles`, and need to represent both the “red bold” and “red, but not bold” styles with values of the same type. The `Style` struct also has a `Default` implementation if you want to have a style with _nothing_ set.
+
+```rust
+use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+use nu_ansi_term::Color::Red;
+
+Red.normal().paint("yet another red string");
+Style::default().paint("a completely regular string");
+```
+
+## Extended colors
+
+You can access the extended range of 256 colors by using the `Color::Fixed` variant, which takes an argument of the color number to use.
+This can be included wherever you would use a `Color`:
+
+```rust
+use nu_ansi_term::Color::Fixed;
+
+Fixed(134).paint("A sort of light purple");
+Fixed(221).on(Fixed(124)).paint("Mustard in the ketchup");
+```
+
+The first sixteen of these values are the same as the normal and bold standard color variants.
+There’s nothing stopping you from using these as `Fixed` colors instead, but there’s nothing to be gained by doing so either.
+
+You can also access full 24-bit color by using the `Color::RGB` variant, which takes separate `u8` arguments for red, green, and blue:
+
+```rust
+use nu_ansi_term::Color::RGB;
+
+RGB(70, 130, 180).paint("Steel blue");
+```
+
+## Combining successive coloured strings
+
+The benefit of writing ANSI escape codes to the terminal is that they _stack_: you do not need to end every coloured string with a reset code if the text that follows it is of a similar style.
+For example, if you want to have some blue text followed by some blue bold text, it’s possible to send the ANSI code for blue, followed by the ANSI code for bold, and finishing with a reset code without having to have an extra one between the two strings.
+
+This crate can optimise the ANSI codes that get printed in situations like this, making life easier for your terminal renderer.
+The `ANSIStrings` struct takes a slice of several `ANSIString` values, and will iterate over each of them, printing only the codes for the styles that need to be updated as part of its formatting routine.
+
+The following code snippet uses this to enclose a binary number displayed in red bold text inside some red, but not bold, brackets:
+
+```rust
+use nu_ansi_term::Color::Red;
+use nu_ansi_term::{ANSIString, ANSIStrings};
+
+let some_value = format!("{:b}", 42);
+let strings: &[ANSIString<'static>] = &[
+    Red.paint("["),
+    Red.bold().paint(some_value),
+    Red.paint("]"),
+];
+
+println!("Value: {}", ANSIStrings(strings));
+```
+
+There are several things to note here.
+Firstly, the `paint` method can take _either_ an owned `String` or a borrowed `&str`.
+Internally, an `ANSIString` holds a copy-on-write (`Cow`) string value to deal with both owned and borrowed strings at the same time.
+This is used here to display a `String`, the result of the `format!` call, using the same mechanism as some statically-available `&str` slices.
+Secondly, that the `ANSIStrings` value works in the same way as its singular counterpart, with a `Display` implementation that only performs the formatting when required.
+
+## Byte strings
+
+This library also supports formatting `[u8]` byte strings; this supports applications working with text in an unknown encoding.
+`Style` and `Color` support painting `[u8]` values, resulting in an `ANSIByteString`.
+This type does not implement `Display`, as it may not contain UTF-8, but it does provide a method `write_to` to write the result to any value that implements `Write`:
+
+```rust
+use nu_ansi_term::Color::Green;
+
+Green.paint("user data".as_bytes()).write_to(&mut std::io::stdout()).unwrap();
+```
+
+Similarly, the type `ANSIByteStrings` supports writing a list of `ANSIByteString` values with minimal escape sequences:
+
+```rust
+use nu_ansi_term::Color::Green;
+use nu_ansi_term::ANSIByteStrings;
+
+ANSIByteStrings(&[
+    Green.paint("user data 1\n".as_bytes()),
+    Green.bold().paint("user data 2\n".as_bytes()),
+]).write_to(&mut std::io::stdout()).unwrap();
+```
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/examples/256_colors.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/examples/256_colors.rs
@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+extern crate nu_ansi_term;
+use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+
+// This example prints out the 256 colors.
+// They're arranged like this:
+//
+// - 0 to 8 are the eight standard colors.
+// - 9 to 15 are the eight bold colors.
+// - 16 to 231 are six blocks of six-by-six color squares.
+// - 232 to 255 are shades of grey.
+
+fn main() {
+    // First two lines
+    for c in 0..8 {
+        glow(c, c != 0);
+        print!(" ");
+    }
+    println!();
+    for c in 8..16 {
+        glow(c, c != 8);
+        print!(" ");
+    }
+    println!("\n");
+
+    // Six lines of the first three squares
+    for row in 0..6 {
+        for square in 0..3 {
+            for column in 0..6 {
+                glow(16 + square * 36 + row * 6 + column, row >= 3);
+                print!(" ");
+            }
+
+            print!("  ");
+        }
+
+        println!();
+    }
+    println!();
+
+    // Six more lines of the other three squares
+    for row in 0..6 {
+        for square in 0..3 {
+            for column in 0..6 {
+                glow(124 + square * 36 + row * 6 + column, row >= 3);
+                print!(" ");
+            }
+
+            print!("  ");
+        }
+
+        println!();
+    }
+    println!();
+
+    // The last greyscale lines
+    for c in 232..=243 {
+        glow(c, false);
+        print!(" ");
+    }
+    println!();
+    for c in 244..=255 {
+        glow(c, true);
+        print!(" ");
+    }
+    println!();
+}
+
+fn glow(c: u8, light_bg: bool) {
+    let base = if light_bg { Color::Black } else { Color::White };
+    let style = base.on(Color::Fixed(c));
+    print!("{}", style.paint(&format!(" {:3} ", c)));
+}
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/examples/basic_colors.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/examples/basic_colors.rs
@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+extern crate nu_ansi_term;
+use nu_ansi_term::{Color::*, Style};
+
+// This example prints out the 16 basic colors.
+
+fn main() {
+    let normal = Style::default();
+
+    println!("{} {}", normal.paint("Normal"), normal.bold().paint("bold"));
+    println!("{} {}", Black.paint("Black"), Black.bold().paint("bold"));
+    println!("{} {}", Red.paint("Red"), Red.bold().paint("bold"));
+    println!("{} {}", Green.paint("Green"), Green.bold().paint("bold"));
+    println!("{} {}", Yellow.paint("Yellow"), Yellow.bold().paint("bold"));
+    println!("{} {}", Blue.paint("Blue"), Blue.bold().paint("bold"));
+    println!("{} {}", Purple.paint("Purple"), Purple.bold().paint("bold"));
+    println!("{} {}", Cyan.paint("Cyan"), Cyan.bold().paint("bold"));
+    println!("{} {}", White.paint("White"), White.bold().paint("bold"));
+}
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/examples/rgb_colors.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/examples/rgb_colors.rs
@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+extern crate nu_ansi_term;
+use nu_ansi_term::{Color, Style};
+
+// This example prints out a color gradient in a grid by calculating each
+// character’s red, green, and blue components, and using 24-bit color codes
+// to display them.
+
+const WIDTH: i32 = 80;
+const HEIGHT: i32 = 24;
+
+fn main() {
+    for row in 0..HEIGHT {
+        for col in 0..WIDTH {
+            let r = (row * 255 / HEIGHT) as u8;
+            let g = (col * 255 / WIDTH) as u8;
+            let b = 128;
+
+            print!("{}", Style::default().on(Color::RGB(r, g, b)).paint(" "));
+        }
+
+        println!();
+    }
+}
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/ansi.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/ansi.rs
@ -0,0 +1,404 @@
+use crate::style::{Color, Style};
+use crate::write::AnyWrite;
+use std::fmt;
+
+impl Style {
+    /// Write any bytes that go *before* a piece of text to the given writer.
+    fn write_prefix<W: AnyWrite + ?Sized>(&self, f: &mut W) -> Result<(), W::Error> {
+        // If there are actually no styles here, then don’t write *any* codes
+        // as the prefix. An empty ANSI code may not affect the terminal
+        // output at all, but a user may just want a code-free string.
+        if self.is_plain() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        // Write the codes’ prefix, then write numbers, separated by
+        // semicolons, for each text style we want to apply.
+        write!(f, "\x1B[")?;
+        let mut written_anything = false;
+
+        {
+            let mut write_char = |c| {
+                if written_anything {
+                    write!(f, ";")?;
+                }
+                written_anything = true;
+                write!(f, "{}", c)?;
+                Ok(())
+            };
+
+            if self.is_bold {
+                write_char('1')?
+            }
+            if self.is_dimmed {
+                write_char('2')?
+            }
+            if self.is_italic {
+                write_char('3')?
+            }
+            if self.is_underline {
+                write_char('4')?
+            }
+            if self.is_blink {
+                write_char('5')?
+            }
+            if self.is_reverse {
+                write_char('7')?
+            }
+            if self.is_hidden {
+                write_char('8')?
+            }
+            if self.is_strikethrough {
+                write_char('9')?
+            }
+        }
+
+        // The foreground and background colors, if specified, need to be
+        // handled specially because the number codes are more complicated.
+        // (see `write_background_code` and `write_foreground_code`)
+        if let Some(bg) = self.background {
+            if written_anything {
+                write!(f, ";")?;
+            }
+            written_anything = true;
+            bg.write_background_code(f)?;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(fg) = self.foreground {
+            if written_anything {
+                write!(f, ";")?;
+            }
+            fg.write_foreground_code(f)?;
+        }
+
+        // All the codes end with an `m`, because reasons.
+        write!(f, "m")?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Write any bytes that go *after* a piece of text to the given writer.
+    fn write_suffix<W: AnyWrite + ?Sized>(&self, f: &mut W) -> Result<(), W::Error> {
+        if self.is_plain() {
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            write!(f, "{}", RESET)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The code to send to reset all styles and return to `Style::default()`.
+pub static RESET: &str = "\x1B[0m";
+
+impl Color {
+    fn write_foreground_code<W: AnyWrite + ?Sized>(&self, f: &mut W) -> Result<(), W::Error> {
+        match *self {
+            Color::Black => write!(f, "30"),
+            Color::Red => write!(f, "31"),
+            Color::Green => write!(f, "32"),
+            Color::Yellow => write!(f, "33"),
+            Color::Blue => write!(f, "34"),
+            Color::Purple => write!(f, "35"),
+            Color::Magenta => write!(f, "35"),
+            Color::Cyan => write!(f, "36"),
+            Color::White => write!(f, "37"),
+            Color::Fixed(num) => write!(f, "38;5;{}", &num),
+            Color::RGB(r, g, b) => write!(f, "38;2;{};{};{}", &r, &g, &b),
+            Color::DarkGray => write!(f, "90"),
+            Color::LightRed => write!(f, "91"),
+            Color::LightGreen => write!(f, "92"),
+            Color::LightYellow => write!(f, "93"),
+            Color::LightBlue => write!(f, "94"),
+            Color::LightPurple => write!(f, "95"),
+            Color::LightMagenta => write!(f, "95"),
+            Color::LightCyan => write!(f, "96"),
+            Color::LightGray => write!(f, "97"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn write_background_code<W: AnyWrite + ?Sized>(&self, f: &mut W) -> Result<(), W::Error> {
+        match *self {
+            Color::Black => write!(f, "40"),
+            Color::Red => write!(f, "41"),
+            Color::Green => write!(f, "42"),
+            Color::Yellow => write!(f, "43"),
+            Color::Blue => write!(f, "44"),
+            Color::Purple => write!(f, "45"),
+            Color::Magenta => write!(f, "45"),
+            Color::Cyan => write!(f, "46"),
+            Color::White => write!(f, "47"),
+            Color::Fixed(num) => write!(f, "48;5;{}", &num),
+            Color::RGB(r, g, b) => write!(f, "48;2;{};{};{}", &r, &g, &b),
+            Color::DarkGray => write!(f, "100"),
+            Color::LightRed => write!(f, "101"),
+            Color::LightGreen => write!(f, "102"),
+            Color::LightYellow => write!(f, "103"),
+            Color::LightBlue => write!(f, "104"),
+            Color::LightPurple => write!(f, "105"),
+            Color::LightMagenta => write!(f, "105"),
+            Color::LightCyan => write!(f, "106"),
+            Color::LightGray => write!(f, "107"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Like `ANSIString`, but only displays the style prefix.
+///
+/// This type implements the `Display` trait, meaning it can be written to a
+/// `std::fmt` formatting without doing any extra allocation, and written to a
+/// string with the `.to_string()` method. For examples, see
+/// [`Style::prefix`](struct.Style.html#method.prefix).
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub struct Prefix(Style);
+
+/// Like `ANSIString`, but only displays the difference between two
+/// styles.
+///
+/// This type implements the `Display` trait, meaning it can be written to a
+/// `std::fmt` formatting without doing any extra allocation, and written to a
+/// string with the `.to_string()` method. For examples, see
+/// [`Style::infix`](struct.Style.html#method.infix).
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub struct Infix(Style, Style);
+
+/// Like `ANSIString`, but only displays the style suffix.
+///
+/// This type implements the `Display` trait, meaning it can be written to a
+/// `std::fmt` formatting without doing any extra allocation, and written to a
+/// string with the `.to_string()` method. For examples, see
+/// [`Style::suffix`](struct.Style.html#method.suffix).
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub struct Suffix(Style);
+
+impl Style {
+    /// The prefix bytes for this style. These are the bytes that tell the
+    /// terminal to use a different color or font style.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::{Style, Color::Blue};
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::default().bold();
+    /// assert_eq!("\x1b[1m",
+    ///            style.prefix().to_string());
+    ///
+    /// let style = Blue.bold();
+    /// assert_eq!("\x1b[1;34m",
+    ///            style.prefix().to_string());
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::default();
+    /// assert_eq!("",
+    ///            style.prefix().to_string());
+    /// ```
+    pub fn prefix(self) -> Prefix {
+        Prefix(self)
+    }
+
+    /// The infix bytes between this style and `next` style. These are the bytes
+    /// that tell the terminal to change the style to `next`. These may include
+    /// a reset followed by the next color and style, depending on the two styles.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::{Style, Color::Green};
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::default().bold();
+    /// assert_eq!("\x1b[32m",
+    ///            style.infix(Green.bold()).to_string());
+    ///
+    /// let style = Green.normal();
+    /// assert_eq!("\x1b[1m",
+    ///            style.infix(Green.bold()).to_string());
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::default();
+    /// assert_eq!("",
+    ///            style.infix(style).to_string());
+    /// ```
+    pub fn infix(self, next: Style) -> Infix {
+        Infix(self, next)
+    }
+
+    /// The suffix for this style. These are the bytes that tell the terminal
+    /// to reset back to its normal color and font style.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::{Style, Color::Green};
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::default().bold();
+    /// assert_eq!("\x1b[0m",
+    ///            style.suffix().to_string());
+    ///
+    /// let style = Green.normal().bold();
+    /// assert_eq!("\x1b[0m",
+    ///            style.suffix().to_string());
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::default();
+    /// assert_eq!("",
+    ///            style.suffix().to_string());
+    /// ```
+    pub fn suffix(self) -> Suffix {
+        Suffix(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Color {
+    /// The prefix bytes for this color as a `Style`. These are the bytes
+    /// that tell the terminal to use a different color or font style.
+    ///
+    /// See also [`Style::prefix`](struct.Style.html#method.prefix).
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color::Green;
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!("\x1b[0m",
+    ///            Green.suffix().to_string());
+    /// ```
+    pub fn prefix(self) -> Prefix {
+        Prefix(self.normal())
+    }
+
+    /// The infix bytes between this color and `next` color. These are the bytes
+    /// that tell the terminal to use the `next` color, or to do nothing if
+    /// the two colors are equal.
+    ///
+    /// See also [`Style::infix`](struct.Style.html#method.infix).
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color::{Red, Yellow};
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!("\x1b[33m",
+    ///            Red.infix(Yellow).to_string());
+    /// ```
+    pub fn infix(self, next: Color) -> Infix {
+        Infix(self.normal(), next.normal())
+    }
+
+    /// The suffix for this color as a `Style`. These are the bytes that
+    /// tell the terminal to reset back to its normal color and font style.
+    ///
+    /// See also [`Style::suffix`](struct.Style.html#method.suffix).
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color::Purple;
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!("\x1b[0m",
+    ///            Purple.suffix().to_string());
+    /// ```
+    pub fn suffix(self) -> Suffix {
+        Suffix(self.normal())
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Prefix {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        let f: &mut dyn fmt::Write = f;
+        self.0.write_prefix(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Infix {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        use crate::difference::Difference;
+
+        match Difference::between(&self.0, &self.1) {
+            Difference::ExtraStyles(style) => {
+                let f: &mut dyn fmt::Write = f;
+                style.write_prefix(f)
+            }
+            Difference::Reset => {
+                let f: &mut dyn fmt::Write = f;
+                write!(f, "{}{}", RESET, self.1.prefix())
+            }
+            Difference::NoDifference => {
+                Ok(()) // nothing to write
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Suffix {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        let f: &mut dyn fmt::Write = f;
+        self.0.write_suffix(f)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use crate::style::Color::*;
+    use crate::style::Style;
+
+    macro_rules! test {
+        ($name: ident: $style: expr; $input: expr => $result: expr) => {
+            #[test]
+            fn $name() {
+                assert_eq!($style.paint($input).to_string(), $result.to_string());
+
+                let mut v = Vec::new();
+                $style.paint($input.as_bytes()).write_to(&mut v).unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(v.as_slice(), $result.as_bytes());
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    test!(plain:                 Style::default();                  "text/plain" => "text/plain");
+    test!(red:                   Red;                               "hi" => "\x1B[31mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(black:                 Black.normal();                    "hi" => "\x1B[30mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(yellow_bold:           Yellow.bold();                     "hi" => "\x1B[1;33mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(yellow_bold_2:         Yellow.normal().bold();            "hi" => "\x1B[1;33mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(blue_underline:        Blue.underline();                  "hi" => "\x1B[4;34mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(green_bold_ul:         Green.bold().underline();          "hi" => "\x1B[1;4;32mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(green_bold_ul_2:       Green.underline().bold();          "hi" => "\x1B[1;4;32mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(purple_on_white:       Purple.on(White);                  "hi" => "\x1B[47;35mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(purple_on_white_2:     Purple.normal().on(White);         "hi" => "\x1B[47;35mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(yellow_on_blue:        Style::new().on(Blue).fg(Yellow);  "hi" => "\x1B[44;33mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(magenta_on_white:      Magenta.on(White);                  "hi" => "\x1B[47;35mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(magenta_on_white_2:    Magenta.normal().on(White);         "hi" => "\x1B[47;35mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(yellow_on_blue_2:      Cyan.on(Blue).fg(Yellow);          "hi" => "\x1B[44;33mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(cyan_bold_on_white:    Cyan.bold().on(White);             "hi" => "\x1B[1;47;36mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(cyan_ul_on_white:      Cyan.underline().on(White);        "hi" => "\x1B[4;47;36mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(cyan_bold_ul_on_white: Cyan.bold().underline().on(White); "hi" => "\x1B[1;4;47;36mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(cyan_ul_bold_on_white: Cyan.underline().bold().on(White); "hi" => "\x1B[1;4;47;36mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(fixed:                 Fixed(100);                        "hi" => "\x1B[38;5;100mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(fixed_on_purple:       Fixed(100).on(Purple);             "hi" => "\x1B[45;38;5;100mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(fixed_on_fixed:        Fixed(100).on(Fixed(200));         "hi" => "\x1B[48;5;200;38;5;100mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(rgb:                   RGB(70,130,180);                   "hi" => "\x1B[38;2;70;130;180mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(rgb_on_blue:           RGB(70,130,180).on(Blue);          "hi" => "\x1B[44;38;2;70;130;180mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(blue_on_rgb:           Blue.on(RGB(70,130,180));          "hi" => "\x1B[48;2;70;130;180;34mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(rgb_on_rgb:            RGB(70,130,180).on(RGB(5,10,15));  "hi" => "\x1B[48;2;5;10;15;38;2;70;130;180mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(bold:                  Style::new().bold();               "hi" => "\x1B[1mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(underline:             Style::new().underline();          "hi" => "\x1B[4mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(bunderline:            Style::new().bold().underline();   "hi" => "\x1B[1;4mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(dimmed:                Style::new().dimmed();             "hi" => "\x1B[2mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(italic:                Style::new().italic();             "hi" => "\x1B[3mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(blink:                 Style::new().blink();              "hi" => "\x1B[5mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(reverse:               Style::new().reverse();            "hi" => "\x1B[7mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(hidden:                Style::new().hidden();             "hi" => "\x1B[8mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(stricken:              Style::new().strikethrough();      "hi" => "\x1B[9mhi\x1B[0m");
+    test!(lr_on_lr:              LightRed.on(LightRed);             "hi" => "\x1B[101;91mhi\x1B[0m");
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_infix() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Style::new().dimmed().infix(Style::new()).to_string(),
+            "\x1B[0m"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            White.dimmed().infix(White.normal()).to_string(),
+            "\x1B[0m\x1B[37m"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(White.normal().infix(White.bold()).to_string(), "\x1B[1m");
+        assert_eq!(White.normal().infix(Blue.normal()).to_string(), "\x1B[34m");
+        assert_eq!(Blue.bold().infix(Blue.bold()).to_string(), "");
+    }
+}
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/debug.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/debug.rs
@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+use crate::style::Style;
+use std::fmt;
+
+/// Styles have a special `Debug` implementation that only shows the fields that
+/// are set. Fields that haven’t been touched aren’t included in the output.
+///
+/// This behaviour gets bypassed when using the alternate formatting mode
+/// `format!("{:#?}")`.
+///
+///     use nu_ansi_term::Color::{Red, Blue};
+///     assert_eq!("Style { fg(Red), on(Blue), bold, italic }",
+///                format!("{:?}", Red.on(Blue).bold().italic()));
+impl fmt::Debug for Style {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        if fmt.alternate() {
+            fmt.debug_struct("Style")
+                .field("foreground", &self.foreground)
+                .field("background", &self.background)
+                .field("blink", &self.is_blink)
+                .field("bold", &self.is_bold)
+                .field("dimmed", &self.is_dimmed)
+                .field("hidden", &self.is_hidden)
+                .field("italic", &self.is_italic)
+                .field("reverse", &self.is_reverse)
+                .field("strikethrough", &self.is_strikethrough)
+                .field("underline", &self.is_underline)
+                .finish()
+        } else if self.is_plain() {
+            fmt.write_str("Style {}")
+        } else {
+            fmt.write_str("Style { ")?;
+
+            let mut written_anything = false;
+
+            if let Some(fg) = self.foreground {
+                if written_anything {
+                    fmt.write_str(", ")?
+                }
+                written_anything = true;
+                write!(fmt, "fg({:?})", fg)?
+            }
+
+            if let Some(bg) = self.background {
+                if written_anything {
+                    fmt.write_str(", ")?
+                }
+                written_anything = true;
+                write!(fmt, "on({:?})", bg)?
+            }
+
+            {
+                let mut write_flag = |name| {
+                    if written_anything {
+                        fmt.write_str(", ")?
+                    }
+                    written_anything = true;
+                    fmt.write_str(name)
+                };
+
+                if self.is_blink {
+                    write_flag("blink")?
+                }
+                if self.is_bold {
+                    write_flag("bold")?
+                }
+                if self.is_dimmed {
+                    write_flag("dimmed")?
+                }
+                if self.is_hidden {
+                    write_flag("hidden")?
+                }
+                if self.is_italic {
+                    write_flag("italic")?
+                }
+                if self.is_reverse {
+                    write_flag("reverse")?
+                }
+                if self.is_strikethrough {
+                    write_flag("strikethrough")?
+                }
+                if self.is_underline {
+                    write_flag("underline")?
+                }
+            }
+
+            write!(fmt, " }}")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use crate::style::Color::*;
+    use crate::style::Style;
+
+    fn style() -> Style {
+        Style::new()
+    }
+
+    macro_rules! test {
+        ($name: ident: $obj: expr => $result: expr) => {
+            #[test]
+            fn $name() {
+                assert_eq!($result, format!("{:?}", $obj));
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    test!(empty:   style()                  => "Style {}");
+    test!(bold:    style().bold()           => "Style { bold }");
+    test!(italic:  style().italic()         => "Style { italic }");
+    test!(both:    style().bold().italic()  => "Style { bold, italic }");
+
+    test!(red:     Red.normal()                     => "Style { fg(Red) }");
+    test!(redblue: Red.normal().on(RGB(3, 2, 4))    => "Style { fg(Red), on(RGB(3, 2, 4)) }");
+
+    test!(everything:
+            Red.on(Blue).blink().bold().dimmed().hidden().italic().reverse().strikethrough().underline() =>
+            "Style { fg(Red), on(Blue), blink, bold, dimmed, hidden, italic, reverse, strikethrough, underline }");
+
+    #[test]
+    fn long_and_detailed() {
+        extern crate regex;
+        let expected_debug = "Style { fg(Blue), bold }";
+        let expected_pretty_repat = r##"(?x)
+        Style\s+\{\s+
+            foreground:\s+Some\(\s+
+                Blue,?\s+
+            \),\s+
+            background:\s+None,\s+
+            blink:\s+false,\s+
+            bold:\s+true,\s+
+            dimmed:\s+false,\s+
+            hidden:\s+false,\s+
+            italic:\s+false,\s+
+            reverse:\s+false,\s+
+            strikethrough:\s+
+            false,\s+
+            underline:\s+false,?\s+
+            \}"##;
+        let re = regex::Regex::new(expected_pretty_repat).unwrap();
+
+        let style = Blue.bold();
+        let style_fmt_debug = format!("{:?}", style);
+        let style_fmt_pretty = format!("{:#?}", style);
+        println!("style_fmt_debug:\n{}", style_fmt_debug);
+        println!("style_fmt_pretty:\n{}", style_fmt_pretty);
+
+        assert_eq!(expected_debug, style_fmt_debug);
+        assert!(re.is_match(&style_fmt_pretty));
+    }
+}
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/difference.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/difference.rs
@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+use super::Style;
+
+/// When printing out one colored string followed by another, use one of
+/// these rules to figure out which *extra* control codes need to be sent.
+#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub enum Difference {
+    /// Print out the control codes specified by this style to end up looking
+    /// like the second string's styles.
+    ExtraStyles(Style),
+
+    /// Converting between these two is impossible, so just send a reset
+    /// command and then the second string's styles.
+    Reset,
+
+    /// The before style is exactly the same as the after style, so no further
+    /// control codes need to be printed.
+    NoDifference,
+}
+
+impl Difference {
+    /// Compute the 'style difference' required to turn an existing style into
+    /// the given, second style.
+    ///
+    /// For example, to turn green text into green bold text, it's redundant
+    /// to write a reset command then a second green+bold command, instead of
+    /// just writing one bold command. This method should see that both styles
+    /// use the foreground color green, and reduce it to a single command.
+    ///
+    /// This method returns an enum value because it's not actually always
+    /// possible to turn one style into another: for example, text could be
+    /// made bold and underlined, but you can't remove the bold property
+    /// without also removing the underline property. So when this has to
+    /// happen, this function returns None, meaning that the entire set of
+    /// styles should be reset and begun again.
+    pub fn between(first: &Style, next: &Style) -> Difference {
+        use self::Difference::*;
+
+        // XXX(Havvy): This algorithm is kind of hard to replicate without
+        // having the Plain/Foreground enum variants, so I'm just leaving
+        // it commented out for now, and defaulting to Reset.
+
+        if first == next {
+            return NoDifference;
+        }
+
+        // Cannot un-bold, so must Reset.
+        if first.is_bold && !next.is_bold {
+            return Reset;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_dimmed && !next.is_dimmed {
+            return Reset;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_italic && !next.is_italic {
+            return Reset;
+        }
+
+        // Cannot un-underline, so must Reset.
+        if first.is_underline && !next.is_underline {
+            return Reset;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_blink && !next.is_blink {
+            return Reset;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_reverse && !next.is_reverse {
+            return Reset;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_hidden && !next.is_hidden {
+            return Reset;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_strikethrough && !next.is_strikethrough {
+            return Reset;
+        }
+
+        // Cannot go from foreground to no foreground, so must Reset.
+        if first.foreground.is_some() && next.foreground.is_none() {
+            return Reset;
+        }
+
+        // Cannot go from background to no background, so must Reset.
+        if first.background.is_some() && next.background.is_none() {
+            return Reset;
+        }
+
+        let mut extra_styles = Style::default();
+
+        if first.is_bold != next.is_bold {
+            extra_styles.is_bold = true;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_dimmed != next.is_dimmed {
+            extra_styles.is_dimmed = true;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_italic != next.is_italic {
+            extra_styles.is_italic = true;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_underline != next.is_underline {
+            extra_styles.is_underline = true;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_blink != next.is_blink {
+            extra_styles.is_blink = true;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_reverse != next.is_reverse {
+            extra_styles.is_reverse = true;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_hidden != next.is_hidden {
+            extra_styles.is_hidden = true;
+        }
+
+        if first.is_strikethrough != next.is_strikethrough {
+            extra_styles.is_strikethrough = true;
+        }
+
+        if first.foreground != next.foreground {
+            extra_styles.foreground = next.foreground;
+        }
+
+        if first.background != next.background {
+            extra_styles.background = next.background;
+        }
+
+        ExtraStyles(extra_styles)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::Difference::*;
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::style::Color::*;
+    use crate::style::Style;
+
+    fn style() -> Style {
+        Style::new()
+    }
+
+    macro_rules! test {
+        ($name: ident: $first: expr; $next: expr => $result: expr) => {
+            #[test]
+            fn $name() {
+                assert_eq!($result, Difference::between(&$first, &$next));
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    test!(nothing:    Green.normal(); Green.normal()  => NoDifference);
+    test!(uppercase:  Green.normal(); Green.bold()    => ExtraStyles(style().bold()));
+    test!(lowercase:  Green.bold();   Green.normal()  => Reset);
+    test!(nothing2:   Green.bold();   Green.bold()    => NoDifference);
+
+    test!(color_change: Red.normal(); Blue.normal() => ExtraStyles(Blue.normal()));
+
+    test!(addition_of_blink:          style(); style().blink()          => ExtraStyles(style().blink()));
+    test!(addition_of_dimmed:         style(); style().dimmed()         => ExtraStyles(style().dimmed()));
+    test!(addition_of_hidden:         style(); style().hidden()         => ExtraStyles(style().hidden()));
+    test!(addition_of_reverse:        style(); style().reverse()        => ExtraStyles(style().reverse()));
+    test!(addition_of_strikethrough:  style(); style().strikethrough()  => ExtraStyles(style().strikethrough()));
+
+    test!(removal_of_strikethrough:   style().strikethrough(); style()  => Reset);
+    test!(removal_of_reverse:         style().reverse();       style()  => Reset);
+    test!(removal_of_hidden:          style().hidden();        style()  => Reset);
+    test!(removal_of_dimmed:          style().dimmed();        style()  => Reset);
+    test!(removal_of_blink:           style().blink();         style()  => Reset);
+}
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/display.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/display.rs
@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+use crate::ansi::RESET;
+use crate::difference::Difference;
+use crate::style::{Color, Style};
+use crate::write::AnyWrite;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::fmt;
+use std::io;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+
+/// An `ANSIGenericString` includes a generic string type and a `Style` to
+/// display that string.  `ANSIString` and `ANSIByteString` are aliases for
+/// this type on `str` and `\[u8]`, respectively.
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub struct ANSIGenericString<'a, S: 'a + ToOwned + ?Sized>
+where
+    <S as ToOwned>::Owned: fmt::Debug,
+{
+    style: Style,
+    string: Cow<'a, S>,
+}
+
+/// Cloning an `ANSIGenericString` will clone its underlying string.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use nu_ansi_term::ANSIString;
+///
+/// let plain_string = ANSIString::from("a plain string");
+/// let clone_string = plain_string.clone();
+/// assert_eq!(clone_string, plain_string);
+/// ```
+impl<'a, S: 'a + ToOwned + ?Sized> Clone for ANSIGenericString<'a, S>
+where
+    <S as ToOwned>::Owned: fmt::Debug,
+{
+    fn clone(&self) -> ANSIGenericString<'a, S> {
+        ANSIGenericString {
+            style: self.style,
+            string: self.string.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// You might think that the hand-written Clone impl above is the same as the
+// one that gets generated with #[derive]. But it’s not *quite* the same!
+//
+// `str` is not Clone, and the derived Clone implementation puts a Clone
+// constraint on the S type parameter (generated using --pretty=expanded):
+//
+//                  ↓_________________↓
+//     impl <'a, S: ::std::clone::Clone + 'a + ToOwned + ?Sized> ::std::clone::Clone
+//     for ANSIGenericString<'a, S> where
+//     <S as ToOwned>::Owned: fmt::Debug { ... }
+//
+// This resulted in compile errors when you tried to derive Clone on a type
+// that used it:
+//
+//     #[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Clone, Default)]
+//     pub struct TextCellContents(Vec<ANSIString<'static>>);
+//                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+//     error[E0277]: the trait `std::clone::Clone` is not implemented for `str`
+//
+// The hand-written impl above can ignore that constraint and still compile.
+
+/// An ANSI String is a string coupled with the `Style` to display it
+/// in a terminal.
+///
+/// Although not technically a string itself, it can be turned into
+/// one with the `to_string` method.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use nu_ansi_term::ANSIString;
+/// use nu_ansi_term::Color::Red;
+///
+/// let red_string = Red.paint("a red string");
+/// println!("{}", red_string);
+/// ```
+///
+/// ```
+/// use nu_ansi_term::ANSIString;
+///
+/// let plain_string = ANSIString::from("a plain string");
+/// assert_eq!(&*plain_string, "a plain string");
+/// ```
+pub type ANSIString<'a> = ANSIGenericString<'a, str>;
+
+/// An `ANSIByteString` represents a formatted series of bytes.  Use
+/// `ANSIByteString` when styling text with an unknown encoding.
+pub type ANSIByteString<'a> = ANSIGenericString<'a, [u8]>;
+
+impl<'a, I, S: 'a + ToOwned + ?Sized> From<I> for ANSIGenericString<'a, S>
+where
+    I: Into<Cow<'a, S>>,
+    <S as ToOwned>::Owned: fmt::Debug,
+{
+    fn from(input: I) -> ANSIGenericString<'a, S> {
+        ANSIGenericString {
+            string: input.into(),
+            style: Style::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, S: 'a + ToOwned + ?Sized> ANSIGenericString<'a, S>
+where
+    <S as ToOwned>::Owned: fmt::Debug,
+{
+    /// Directly access the style
+    pub fn style_ref(&self) -> &Style {
+        &self.style
+    }
+
+    /// Directly access the style mutably
+    pub fn style_ref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Style {
+        &mut self.style
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, S: 'a + ToOwned + ?Sized> Deref for ANSIGenericString<'a, S>
+where
+    <S as ToOwned>::Owned: fmt::Debug,
+{
+    type Target = S;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &S {
+        self.string.deref()
+    }
+}
+
+/// A set of `ANSIGenericString`s collected together, in order to be
+/// written with a minimum of control characters.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ANSIGenericStrings<'a, S: 'a + ToOwned + ?Sized>(pub &'a [ANSIGenericString<'a, S>])
+where
+    <S as ToOwned>::Owned: fmt::Debug,
+    S: PartialEq;
+
+/// A set of `ANSIString`s collected together, in order to be written with a
+/// minimum of control characters.
+pub type ANSIStrings<'a> = ANSIGenericStrings<'a, str>;
+
+/// A function to construct an `ANSIStrings` instance.
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn ANSIStrings<'a>(arg: &'a [ANSIString<'a>]) -> ANSIStrings<'a> {
+    ANSIGenericStrings(arg)
+}
+
+/// A set of `ANSIByteString`s collected together, in order to be
+/// written with a minimum of control characters.
+pub type ANSIByteStrings<'a> = ANSIGenericStrings<'a, [u8]>;
+
+/// A function to construct an `ANSIByteStrings` instance.
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn ANSIByteStrings<'a>(arg: &'a [ANSIByteString<'a>]) -> ANSIByteStrings<'a> {
+    ANSIGenericStrings(arg)
+}
+
+// ---- paint functions ----
+
+impl Style {
+    /// Paints the given text with this color, returning an ANSI string.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn paint<'a, I, S: 'a + ToOwned + ?Sized>(self, input: I) -> ANSIGenericString<'a, S>
+    where
+        I: Into<Cow<'a, S>>,
+        <S as ToOwned>::Owned: fmt::Debug,
+    {
+        ANSIGenericString {
+            string: input.into(),
+            style: self,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Color {
+    /// Paints the given text with this color, returning an ANSI string.
+    /// This is a short-cut so you don’t have to use `Blue.normal()` just
+    /// to get blue text.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color::Blue;
+    /// println!("{}", Blue.paint("da ba dee"));
+    /// ```
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn paint<'a, I, S: 'a + ToOwned + ?Sized>(self, input: I) -> ANSIGenericString<'a, S>
+    where
+        I: Into<Cow<'a, S>>,
+        <S as ToOwned>::Owned: fmt::Debug,
+    {
+        ANSIGenericString {
+            string: input.into(),
+            style: self.normal(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ---- writers for individual ANSI strings ----
+
+impl<'a> fmt::Display for ANSIString<'a> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        let w: &mut dyn fmt::Write = f;
+        self.write_to_any(w)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> ANSIByteString<'a> {
+    /// Write an `ANSIByteString` to an `io::Write`.  This writes the escape
+    /// sequences for the associated `Style` around the bytes.
+    pub fn write_to<W: io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let w: &mut dyn io::Write = w;
+        self.write_to_any(w)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, S: 'a + ToOwned + ?Sized> ANSIGenericString<'a, S>
+where
+    <S as ToOwned>::Owned: fmt::Debug,
+    &'a S: AsRef<[u8]>,
+{
+    fn write_to_any<W: AnyWrite<Wstr = S> + ?Sized>(&self, w: &mut W) -> Result<(), W::Error> {
+        write!(w, "{}", self.style.prefix())?;
+        w.write_str(self.string.as_ref())?;
+        write!(w, "{}", self.style.suffix())
+    }
+}
+
+// ---- writers for combined ANSI strings ----
+
+impl<'a> fmt::Display for ANSIStrings<'a> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        let f: &mut dyn fmt::Write = f;
+        self.write_to_any(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> ANSIByteStrings<'a> {
+    /// Write `ANSIByteStrings` to an `io::Write`.  This writes the minimal
+    /// escape sequences for the associated `Style`s around each set of
+    /// bytes.
+    pub fn write_to<W: io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let w: &mut dyn io::Write = w;
+        self.write_to_any(w)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, S: 'a + ToOwned + ?Sized + PartialEq> ANSIGenericStrings<'a, S>
+where
+    <S as ToOwned>::Owned: fmt::Debug,
+    &'a S: AsRef<[u8]>,
+{
+    fn write_to_any<W: AnyWrite<Wstr = S> + ?Sized>(&self, w: &mut W) -> Result<(), W::Error> {
+        use self::Difference::*;
+
+        let first = match self.0.first() {
+            None => return Ok(()),
+            Some(f) => f,
+        };
+
+        write!(w, "{}", first.style.prefix())?;
+        w.write_str(first.string.as_ref())?;
+
+        for window in self.0.windows(2) {
+            match Difference::between(&window[0].style, &window[1].style) {
+                ExtraStyles(style) => write!(w, "{}", style.prefix())?,
+                Reset => write!(w, "{}{}", RESET, window[1].style.prefix())?,
+                NoDifference => { /* Do nothing! */ }
+            }
+
+            w.write_str(&window[1].string)?;
+        }
+
+        // Write the final reset string after all of the ANSIStrings have been
+        // written, *except* if the last one has no styles, because it would
+        // have already been written by this point.
+        if let Some(last) = self.0.last() {
+            if !last.style.is_plain() {
+                write!(w, "{}", RESET)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+// ---- tests ----
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    pub use super::super::ANSIStrings;
+    pub use crate::style::Color::*;
+    pub use crate::style::Style;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_control_codes_for_plain() {
+        let one = Style::default().paint("one");
+        let two = Style::default().paint("two");
+        let output = format!("{}", ANSIStrings(&[one, two]));
+        assert_eq!(&*output, "onetwo");
+    }
+}
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/lib.rs
@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+//! This is a library for controlling colors and formatting, such as
+//! red bold text or blue underlined text, on ANSI terminals.
+//!
+//!
+//! ## Basic usage
+//!
+//! There are three main types in this crate that you need to be
+//! concerned with: [`ANSIString`], [`Style`], and [`Color`].
+//!
+//! A `Style` holds stylistic information: foreground and background colors,
+//! whether the text should be bold, or blinking, or other properties. The
+//! [`Color`] enum represents the available colors. And an [`ANSIString`] is a
+//! string paired with a [`Style`].
+//!
+//! [`Color`] is also available as an alias to `Color`.
+//!
+//! To format a string, call the `paint` method on a `Style` or a `Color`,
+//! passing in the string you want to format as the argument. For example,
+//! here’s how to get some red text:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Color::Red;
+//!
+//! println!("This is in red: {}", Red.paint("a red string"));
+//! ```
+//!
+//! It’s important to note that the `paint` method does *not* actually return a
+//! string with the ANSI control characters surrounding it. Instead, it returns
+//! an [`ANSIString`] value that has a [`Display`] implementation that, when
+//! formatted, returns the characters. This allows strings to be printed with a
+//! minimum of [`String`] allocations being performed behind the scenes.
+//!
+//! If you *do* want to get at the escape codes, then you can convert the
+//! [`ANSIString`] to a string as you would any other `Display` value:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Color::Red;
+//!
+//! let red_string = Red.paint("a red string").to_string();
+//! ```
+//!
+//!
+//! ## Bold, underline, background, and other styles
+//!
+//! For anything more complex than plain foreground color changes, you need to
+//! construct `Style` values themselves, rather than beginning with a `Color`.
+//! You can do this by chaining methods based on a new `Style`, created with
+//! [`Style::new()`]. Each method creates a new style that has that specific
+//! property set. For example:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+//!
+//! println!("How about some {} and {}?",
+//!          Style::new().bold().paint("bold"),
+//!          Style::new().underline().paint("underline"));
+//! ```
+//!
+//! For brevity, these methods have also been implemented for `Color` values,
+//! so you can give your styles a foreground color without having to begin with
+//! an empty `Style` value:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Color::{Blue, Yellow};
+//!
+//! println!("Demonstrating {} and {}!",
+//!          Blue.bold().paint("blue bold"),
+//!          Yellow.underline().paint("yellow underline"));
+//!
+//! println!("Yellow on blue: {}", Yellow.on(Blue).paint("wow!"));
+//! ```
+//!
+//! The complete list of styles you can use are: [`bold`], [`dimmed`], [`italic`],
+//! [`underline`], [`blink`], [`reverse`], [`hidden`], [`strikethrough`], and [`on`] for
+//! background colors.
+//!
+//! In some cases, you may find it easier to change the foreground on an
+//! existing `Style` rather than starting from the appropriate `Color`.
+//! You can do this using the [`fg`] method:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Color::{Blue, Cyan, Yellow};
+//!
+//! println!("Yellow on blue: {}", Style::new().on(Blue).fg(Yellow).paint("yow!"));
+//! println!("Also yellow on blue: {}", Cyan.on(Blue).fg(Yellow).paint("zow!"));
+//! ```
+//!
+//! You can turn a `Color` into a `Style` with the [`normal`] method.
+//! This will produce the exact same `ANSIString` as if you just used the
+//! `paint` method on the `Color` directly, but it’s useful in certain cases:
+//! for example, you may have a method that returns `Styles`, and need to
+//! represent both the “red bold” and “red, but not bold” styles with values of
+//! the same type. The `Style` struct also has a [`Default`] implementation if you
+//! want to have a style with *nothing* set.
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Color::Red;
+//!
+//! Red.normal().paint("yet another red string");
+//! Style::default().paint("a completely regular string");
+//! ```
+//!
+//!
+//! ## Extended colors
+//!
+//! You can access the extended range of 256 colors by using the `Color::Fixed`
+//! variant, which takes an argument of the color number to use. This can be
+//! included wherever you would use a `Color`:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Color::Fixed;
+//!
+//! Fixed(134).paint("A sort of light purple");
+//! Fixed(221).on(Fixed(124)).paint("Mustard in the ketchup");
+//! ```
+//!
+//! The first sixteen of these values are the same as the normal and bold
+//! standard color variants. There’s nothing stopping you from using these as
+//! `Fixed` colors instead, but there’s nothing to be gained by doing so
+//! either.
+//!
+//! You can also access full 24-bit color by using the `Color::RGB` variant,
+//! which takes separate `u8` arguments for red, green, and blue:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Color::RGB;
+//!
+//! RGB(70, 130, 180).paint("Steel blue");
+//! ```
+//!
+//! ## Combining successive colored strings
+//!
+//! The benefit of writing ANSI escape codes to the terminal is that they
+//! *stack*: you do not need to end every colored string with a reset code if
+//! the text that follows it is of a similar style. For example, if you want to
+//! have some blue text followed by some blue bold text, it’s possible to send
+//! the ANSI code for blue, followed by the ANSI code for bold, and finishing
+//! with a reset code without having to have an extra one between the two
+//! strings.
+//!
+//! This crate can optimise the ANSI codes that get printed in situations like
+//! this, making life easier for your terminal renderer. The [`ANSIStrings`]
+//! type takes a slice of several [`ANSIString`] values, and will iterate over
+//! each of them, printing only the codes for the styles that need to be updated
+//! as part of its formatting routine.
+//!
+//! The following code snippet uses this to enclose a binary number displayed in
+//! red bold text inside some red, but not bold, brackets:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Color::Red;
+//! use nu_ansi_term::{ANSIString, ANSIStrings};
+//!
+//! let some_value = format!("{:b}", 42);
+//! let strings: &[ANSIString<'static>] = &[
+//!     Red.paint("["),
+//!     Red.bold().paint(some_value),
+//!     Red.paint("]"),
+//! ];
+//!
+//! println!("Value: {}", ANSIStrings(strings));
+//! ```
+//!
+//! There are several things to note here. Firstly, the [`paint`] method can take
+//! *either* an owned [`String`] or a borrowed [`&str`]. Internally, an [`ANSIString`]
+//! holds a copy-on-write ([`Cow`]) string value to deal with both owned and
+//! borrowed strings at the same time. This is used here to display a `String`,
+//! the result of the `format!` call, using the same mechanism as some
+//! statically-available `&str` slices. Secondly, that the [`ANSIStrings`] value
+//! works in the same way as its singular counterpart, with a [`Display`]
+//! implementation that only performs the formatting when required.
+//!
+//! ## Byte strings
+//!
+//! This library also supports formatting `\[u8]` byte strings; this supports
+//! applications working with text in an unknown encoding.  [`Style`] and
+//! [`Color`] support painting `\[u8]` values, resulting in an [`ANSIByteString`].
+//! This type does not implement [`Display`], as it may not contain UTF-8, but
+//! it does provide a method [`write_to`] to write the result to any value that
+//! implements [`Write`]:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Color::Green;
+//!
+//! Green.paint("user data".as_bytes()).write_to(&mut std::io::stdout()).unwrap();
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Similarly, the type [`ANSIByteStrings`] supports writing a list of
+//! [`ANSIByteString`] values with minimal escape sequences:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nu_ansi_term::Color::Green;
+//! use nu_ansi_term::ANSIByteStrings;
+//!
+//! ANSIByteStrings(&[
+//!     Green.paint("user data 1\n".as_bytes()),
+//!     Green.bold().paint("user data 2\n".as_bytes()),
+//! ]).write_to(&mut std::io::stdout()).unwrap();
+//! ```
+//!
+//! [`Cow`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/borrow/enum.Cow.html
+//! [`Display`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/fmt/trait.Display.html
+//! [`Default`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/default/trait.Default.html
+//! [`String`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/struct.String.html
+//! [`&str`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.str.html
+//! [`Write`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/io/trait.Write.html
+//! [`Style`]: struct.Style.html
+//! [`Style::new()`]: struct.Style.html#method.new
+//! [`Color`]: enum.Color.html
+//! [`Color`]: enum.Color.html
+//! [`ANSIString`]: type.ANSIString.html
+//! [`ANSIStrings`]: type.ANSIStrings.html
+//! [`ANSIByteString`]: type.ANSIByteString.html
+//! [`ANSIByteStrings`]: type.ANSIByteStrings.html
+//! [`write_to`]: type.ANSIByteString.html#method.write_to
+//! [`paint`]: type.ANSIByteString.html#method.write_to
+//! [`normal`]: enum.Color.html#method.normal
+//!
+//! [`bold`]: struct.Style.html#method.bold
+//! [`dimmed`]: struct.Style.html#method.dimmed
+//! [`italic`]: struct.Style.html#method.italic
+//! [`underline`]: struct.Style.html#method.underline
+//! [`blink`]: struct.Style.html#method.blink
+//! [`reverse`]: struct.Style.html#method.reverse
+//! [`hidden`]: struct.Style.html#method.hidden
+//! [`strikethrough`]: struct.Style.html#method.strikethrough
+//! [`fg`]: struct.Style.html#method.fg
+//! [`on`]: struct.Style.html#method.on
+
+#![crate_name = "nu_ansi_term"]
+#![crate_type = "rlib"]
+#![crate_type = "dylib"]
+#![warn(missing_copy_implementations)]
+#![warn(missing_docs)]
+#![warn(trivial_casts, trivial_numeric_casts)]
+// #![warn(unused_extern_crates, unused_qualifications)]
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+extern crate winapi;
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate doc_comment;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+doctest!("../README.md");
+
+mod ansi;
+pub use ansi::{Infix, Prefix, Suffix};
+
+mod style;
+pub use style::{Color, Style};
+
+mod difference;
+mod display;
+pub use display::*;
+
+mod write;
+
+mod windows;
+pub use windows::*;
+
+mod util;
+pub use util::*;
+
+mod debug;
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/style.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/style.rs
@ -0,0 +1,620 @@
+/// A style is a collection of properties that can format a string
+/// using ANSI escape codes.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use nu_ansi_term::{Style, Color};
+///
+/// let style = Style::new().bold().on(Color::Black);
+/// println!("{}", style.paint("Bold on black"));
+/// ```
+#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "derive_serde_style",
+    derive(serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)
+)]
+pub struct Style {
+    /// The style's foreground color, if it has one.
+    pub foreground: Option<Color>,
+
+    /// The style's background color, if it has one.
+    pub background: Option<Color>,
+
+    /// Whether this style is bold.
+    pub is_bold: bool,
+
+    /// Whether this style is dimmed.
+    pub is_dimmed: bool,
+
+    /// Whether this style is italic.
+    pub is_italic: bool,
+
+    /// Whether this style is underlined.
+    pub is_underline: bool,
+
+    /// Whether this style is blinking.
+    pub is_blink: bool,
+
+    /// Whether this style has reverse colors.
+    pub is_reverse: bool,
+
+    /// Whether this style is hidden.
+    pub is_hidden: bool,
+
+    /// Whether this style is struckthrough.
+    pub is_strikethrough: bool,
+}
+
+impl Style {
+    /// Creates a new Style with no properties set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::new();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("hi"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn new() -> Style {
+        Style::default()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the bold property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::new().bold();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("hey"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn bold(&self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            is_bold: true,
+            ..*self
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the dimmed property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::new().dimmed();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("sup"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn dimmed(&self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            is_dimmed: true,
+            ..*self
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the italic property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::new().italic();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("greetings"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn italic(&self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            is_italic: true,
+            ..*self
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the underline property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::new().underline();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("salutations"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn underline(&self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            is_underline: true,
+            ..*self
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the blink property set.
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::new().blink();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("wazzup"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn blink(&self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            is_blink: true,
+            ..*self
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the reverse property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::new().reverse();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("aloha"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn reverse(&self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            is_reverse: true,
+            ..*self
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the hidden property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::new().hidden();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("ahoy"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn hidden(&self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            is_hidden: true,
+            ..*self
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the strikethrough property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::new().strikethrough();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("yo"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn strikethrough(&self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            is_strikethrough: true,
+            ..*self
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the foreground color property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::{Style, Color};
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::new().fg(Color::Yellow);
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("hi"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn fg(&self, foreground: Color) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: Some(foreground),
+            ..*self
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the background color property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::{Style, Color};
+    ///
+    /// let style = Style::new().on(Color::Blue);
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("eyyyy"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn on(&self, background: Color) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            background: Some(background),
+            ..*self
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Return true if this `Style` has no actual styles, and can be written
+    /// without any control characters.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(true,  Style::default().is_plain());
+    /// assert_eq!(false, Style::default().bold().is_plain());
+    /// ```
+    pub fn is_plain(self) -> bool {
+        self == Style::default()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Style {
+    /// Returns a style with *no* properties set. Formatting text using this
+    /// style returns the exact same text.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Style;
+    /// assert_eq!(None,  Style::default().foreground);
+    /// assert_eq!(None,  Style::default().background);
+    /// assert_eq!(false, Style::default().is_bold);
+    /// assert_eq!("txt", Style::default().paint("txt").to_string());
+    /// ```
+    fn default() -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: None,
+            background: None,
+            is_bold: false,
+            is_dimmed: false,
+            is_italic: false,
+            is_underline: false,
+            is_blink: false,
+            is_reverse: false,
+            is_hidden: false,
+            is_strikethrough: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ---- colors ----
+
+/// A color is one specific type of ANSI escape code, and can refer
+/// to either the foreground or background color.
+///
+/// These use the standard numeric sequences.
+/// See <http://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html>
+#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "derive_serde_style",
+    derive(serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)
+)]
+pub enum Color {
+    /// Color #0 (foreground code `30`, background code `40`).
+    ///
+    /// This is not necessarily the background color, and using it as one may
+    /// render the text hard to read on terminals with dark backgrounds.
+    Black,
+
+    /// Color #0 (foreground code `90`, background code `100`).
+    DarkGray,
+
+    /// Color #1 (foreground code `31`, background code `41`).
+    Red,
+
+    /// Color #1 (foreground code `91`, background code `101`).
+    LightRed,
+
+    /// Color #2 (foreground code `32`, background code `42`).
+    Green,
+
+    /// Color #2 (foreground code `92`, background code `102`).
+    LightGreen,
+
+    /// Color #3 (foreground code `33`, background code `43`).
+    Yellow,
+
+    /// Color #3 (foreground code `93`, background code `103`).
+    LightYellow,
+
+    /// Color #4 (foreground code `34`, background code `44`).
+    Blue,
+
+    /// Color #4 (foreground code `94`, background code `104`).
+    LightBlue,
+
+    /// Color #5 (foreground code `35`, background code `45`).
+    Purple,
+
+    /// Color #5 (foreground code `95`, background code `105`).
+    LightPurple,
+
+    /// Color #5 (foreground code `35`, background code `45`).
+    Magenta,
+
+    /// Color #5 (foreground code `95`, background code `105`).
+    LightMagenta,
+
+    /// Color #6 (foreground code `36`, background code `46`).
+    Cyan,
+
+    /// Color #6 (foreground code `96`, background code `106`).
+    LightCyan,
+
+    /// Color #7 (foreground code `37`, background code `47`).
+    ///
+    /// As above, this is not necessarily the foreground color, and may be
+    /// hard to read on terminals with light backgrounds.
+    White,
+
+    /// Color #7 (foreground code `97`, background code `107`).
+    LightGray,
+
+    /// A color number from 0 to 255, for use in 256-color terminal
+    /// environments.
+    ///
+    /// - colors 0 to 7 are the `Black` to `White` variants respectively.
+    ///   These colors can usually be changed in the terminal emulator.
+    /// - colors 8 to 15 are brighter versions of the eight colors above.
+    ///   These can also usually be changed in the terminal emulator, or it
+    ///   could be configured to use the original colors and show the text in
+    ///   bold instead. It varies depending on the program.
+    /// - colors 16 to 231 contain several palettes of bright colors,
+    ///   arranged in six squares measuring six by six each.
+    /// - colors 232 to 255 are shades of grey from black to white.
+    ///
+    /// It might make more sense to look at a [color chart][cc].
+    ///
+    /// [cc]: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Xterm_256color_chart.svg
+    Fixed(u8),
+
+    /// A 24-bit RGB color, as specified by ISO-8613-3.
+    RGB(u8, u8, u8),
+}
+
+impl Color {
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the foreground color set to this color.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Color::Red.normal();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("hi"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn normal(self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: Some(self),
+            ..Style::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the foreground color set to this color and the
+    /// bold property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Color::Green.bold();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("hey"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn bold(self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: Some(self),
+            is_bold: true,
+            ..Style::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the foreground color set to this color and the
+    /// dimmed property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Color::Yellow.dimmed();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("sup"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn dimmed(self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: Some(self),
+            is_dimmed: true,
+            ..Style::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the foreground color set to this color and the
+    /// italic property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Color::Blue.italic();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("greetings"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn italic(self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: Some(self),
+            is_italic: true,
+            ..Style::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the foreground color set to this color and the
+    /// underline property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Color::Purple.underline();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("salutations"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn underline(self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: Some(self),
+            is_underline: true,
+            ..Style::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the foreground color set to this color and the
+    /// blink property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Color::Cyan.blink();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("wazzup"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn blink(self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: Some(self),
+            is_blink: true,
+            ..Style::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the foreground color set to this color and the
+    /// reverse property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Color::Black.reverse();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("aloha"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn reverse(self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: Some(self),
+            is_reverse: true,
+            ..Style::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the foreground color set to this color and the
+    /// hidden property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Color::White.hidden();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("ahoy"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn hidden(self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: Some(self),
+            is_hidden: true,
+            ..Style::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the foreground color set to this color and the
+    /// strikethrough property set.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Color::Fixed(244).strikethrough();
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("yo"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn strikethrough(self) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: Some(self),
+            is_strikethrough: true,
+            ..Style::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `Style` with the foreground color set to this color and the
+    /// background color property set to the given color.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+    ///
+    /// let style = Color::RGB(31, 31, 31).on(Color::White);
+    /// println!("{}", style.paint("eyyyy"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn on(self, background: Color) -> Style {
+        Style {
+            foreground: Some(self),
+            background: Some(background),
+            ..Style::default()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Color> for Style {
+    /// You can turn a `Color` into a `Style` with the foreground color set
+    /// with the `From` trait.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_ansi_term::{Style, Color};
+    /// let green_foreground = Style::default().fg(Color::Green);
+    /// assert_eq!(green_foreground, Color::Green.normal());
+    /// assert_eq!(green_foreground, Color::Green.into());
+    /// assert_eq!(green_foreground, Style::from(Color::Green));
+    /// ```
+    fn from(color: Color) -> Style {
+        color.normal()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[cfg(feature = "derive_serde_style")]
+mod serde_json_tests {
+    use super::{Color, Style};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn color_serialization() {
+        let colors = &[
+            Color::Red,
+            Color::Blue,
+            Color::RGB(123, 123, 123),
+            Color::Fixed(255),
+        ];
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            serde_json::to_string(&colors).unwrap(),
+            String::from("[\"Red\",\"Blue\",{\"RGB\":[123,123,123]},{\"Fixed\":255}]")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn color_deserialization() {
+        let colors = &[
+            Color::Red,
+            Color::Blue,
+            Color::RGB(123, 123, 123),
+            Color::Fixed(255),
+        ];
+
+        for color in colors.into_iter() {
+            let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&color).unwrap();
+            let deserialized: Color = serde_json::from_str(&serialized).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(color, &deserialized);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn style_serialization() {
+        let style = Style::default();
+
+        assert_eq!(serde_json::to_string(&style).unwrap(), "{\"foreground\":null,\"background\":null,\"is_bold\":false,\"is_dimmed\":false,\"is_italic\":false,\"is_underline\":false,\"is_blink\":false,\"is_reverse\":false,\"is_hidden\":false,\"is_strikethrough\":false}".to_string());
+    }
+}
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/util.rs
@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+use crate::display::{ANSIString, ANSIStrings};
+use std::ops::Deref;
+
+/// Return a substring of the given ANSIStrings sequence, while keeping the formatting.
+pub fn sub_string<'a>(
+    start: usize,
+    len: usize,
+    strs: &ANSIStrings<'a>,
+) -> Vec<ANSIString<'static>> {
+    let mut vec = Vec::new();
+    let mut pos = start;
+    let mut len_rem = len;
+
+    for i in strs.0.iter() {
+        let fragment = i.deref();
+        let frag_len = fragment.len();
+        if pos >= frag_len {
+            pos -= frag_len;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if len_rem == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        let end = pos + len_rem;
+        let pos_end = if end >= frag_len { frag_len } else { end };
+
+        vec.push(i.style_ref().paint(String::from(&fragment[pos..pos_end])));
+
+        if end <= frag_len {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        len_rem -= pos_end - pos;
+        pos = 0;
+    }
+
+    vec
+}
+
+/// Return a concatenated copy of `strs` without the formatting, as an allocated `String`.
+pub fn unstyle(strs: &ANSIStrings) -> String {
+    let mut s = String::new();
+
+    for i in strs.0.iter() {
+        s += &i.deref();
+    }
+
+    s
+}
+
+/// Return the unstyled length of ANSIStrings. This is equaivalent to `unstyle(strs).len()`.
+pub fn unstyled_len(strs: &ANSIStrings) -> usize {
+    let mut l = 0;
+    for i in strs.0.iter() {
+        l += i.deref().len();
+    }
+    l
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::Color::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test() {
+        let l = [
+            Black.paint("first"),
+            Red.paint("-second"),
+            White.paint("-third"),
+        ];
+        let a = ANSIStrings(&l);
+        assert_eq!(unstyle(&a), "first-second-third");
+        assert_eq!(unstyled_len(&a), 18);
+
+        let l2 = [Black.paint("st"), Red.paint("-second"), White.paint("-t")];
+        assert_eq!(sub_string(3, 11, &a).as_slice(), &l2);
+    }
+}
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/windows.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/windows.rs
@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/// Enables ANSI code support on Windows 10.
+///
+/// This uses Windows API calls to alter the properties of the console that
+/// the program is running in.
+///
+/// https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/mt638032(v=vs.85).aspx
+///
+/// Returns a `Result` with the Windows error code if unsuccessful.
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub fn enable_ansi_support() -> Result<(), u32> {
+    // ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/console/console-virtual-terminal-sequences#EXAMPLE_OF_ENABLING_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING @@ https://archive.is/L7wRJ#76%
+
+    use std::ffi::OsStr;
+    use std::iter::once;
+    use std::os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt;
+    use std::ptr::null_mut;
+    use winapi::um::consoleapi::{GetConsoleMode, SetConsoleMode};
+    use winapi::um::errhandlingapi::GetLastError;
+    use winapi::um::fileapi::{CreateFileW, OPEN_EXISTING};
+    use winapi::um::handleapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+    use winapi::um::winnt::{FILE_SHARE_WRITE, GENERIC_READ, GENERIC_WRITE};
+
+    const ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING: u32 = 0x0004;
+
+    unsafe {
+        // ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-createfilew
+        // Using `CreateFileW("CONOUT$", ...)` to retrieve the console handle works correctly even if STDOUT and/or STDERR are redirected
+        let console_out_name: Vec<u16> =
+            OsStr::new("CONOUT$").encode_wide().chain(once(0)).collect();
+        let console_handle = CreateFileW(
+            console_out_name.as_ptr(),
+            GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
+            FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
+            null_mut(),
+            OPEN_EXISTING,
+            0,
+            null_mut(),
+        );
+        if console_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE {
+            return Err(GetLastError());
+        }
+
+        // ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/console/getconsolemode
+        let mut console_mode: u32 = 0;
+        if 0 == GetConsoleMode(console_handle, &mut console_mode) {
+            return Err(GetLastError());
+        }
+
+        // VT processing not already enabled?
+        if console_mode & ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING == 0 {
+            // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/console/setconsolemode
+            if 0 == SetConsoleMode(
+                console_handle,
+                console_mode | ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING,
+            ) {
+                return Err(GetLastError());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
--- a/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/write.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-ansi-term/src/write.rs
@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use std::fmt;
+use std::io;
+
+pub trait AnyWrite {
+    type Wstr: ?Sized;
+    type Error;
+
+    fn write_fmt(&mut self, fmt: fmt::Arguments) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
+
+    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &Self::Wstr) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
+}
+
+impl<'a> AnyWrite for dyn fmt::Write + 'a {
+    type Wstr = str;
+    type Error = fmt::Error;
+
+    fn write_fmt(&mut self, fmt: fmt::Arguments) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        fmt::Write::write_fmt(self, fmt)
+    }
+
+    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &Self::Wstr) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        fmt::Write::write_str(self, s)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> AnyWrite for dyn io::Write + 'a {
+    type Wstr = [u8];
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn write_fmt(&mut self, fmt: fmt::Arguments) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        io::Write::write_fmt(self, fmt)
+    }
+
+    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &Self::Wstr) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        io::Write::write_all(self, s)
+    }
+}
--- a/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
@ -5,107 +5,107 @@ description = "CLI for nushell"
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MIT"
 name = "nu-cli"
-version = "0.26.0"
+version = "0.28.0"

 [lib]
 doctest = false

 [dependencies]
-nu-command = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-command" }
-nu-data = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-data" }
-nu-engine = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-engine" }
-nu-errors = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-errors" }
-nu-json = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-json" }
-nu-parser = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-parser" }
-nu-plugin = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-plugin" }
-nu-protocol = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-protocol" }
-nu-source = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-source" }
-nu-stream = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-stream" }
-nu-table = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-table" }
-nu-test-support = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-test-support" }
-nu-value-ext = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-value-ext" }
+nu-command = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-command" }
+nu-data = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-data" }
+nu-engine = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-engine" }
+nu-errors = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-errors" }
+nu-json = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-json" }
+nu-parser = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-parser" }
+nu-plugin = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-plugin" }
+nu-protocol = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-protocol" }
+nu-source = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-source" }
+nu-stream = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-stream" }
+nu-table = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-table" }
+nu-test-support = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-test-support" }
+nu-value-ext = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-value-ext" }
+nu-ansi-term = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-ansi-term" }

 Inflector = "0.11"
-ansi_term = "0.12.1"
 arboard = { version = "1.1.0", optional = true }
-async-recursion = "0.3.1"
-async-trait = "0.1.40"
+async-recursion = "0.3.2"
+async-trait = "0.1.42"
 base64 = "0.13.0"
 bigdecimal = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
 byte-unit = "4.0.9"
-bytes = "0.5.6"
-calamine = "0.16.1"
-chrono = { version = "0.4.15", features = ["serde"] }
+bytes = "1.0.1"
+calamine = "0.17.0"
+chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
 chrono-tz = "0.5.3"
 clap = "2.33.3"
 codespan-reporting = "0.11.0"
-csv = "1.1.3"
-ctrlc = { version = "3.1.6", optional = true }
+csv = "1.1.5"
+ctrlc = { version = "3.1.7", optional = true }
 derive-new = "0.5.8"
 directories-next = { version = "2.0.0", optional = true }
 dirs-next = { version = "2.0.0", optional = true }
 dtparse = "1.2.0"
 dunce = "1.0.1"
 eml-parser = "0.1.0"
-encoding_rs = "0.8.24"
+encoding_rs = "0.8.28"
 filesize = "0.2.0"
 fs_extra = "1.2.0"
-futures = { version = "0.3.5", features = ["compat", "io-compat"] }
-futures-util = "0.3.8"
+futures = { version = "0.3.12", features = ["compat", "io-compat"] }
+futures-util = "0.3.12"
 futures_codec = "0.4.1"
 getset = "0.1.1"
 glob = "0.3.0"
 htmlescape = "0.3.1"
 ical = "0.7.0"
 ichwh = { version = "0.3.4", optional = true }
-indexmap = { version = "1.6.0", features = ["serde-1"] }
+indexmap = { version = "1.6.1", features = ["serde-1"] }
 itertools = "0.10.0"
 lazy_static = "1.*"
-log = "0.4.11"
+log = "0.4.14"
 meval = "0.2.0"
-num-bigint = { version = "0.3.0", features = ["serde"] }
+num-bigint = { version = "0.3.1", features = ["serde"] }
 num-format = { version = "0.4.0", features = ["with-num-bigint"] }
-num-traits = "0.2.12"
-parking_lot = "0.11.0"
+num-traits = "0.2.14"
+parking_lot = "0.11.1"
 pin-utils = "0.1.0"
-pretty-hex = "0.2.0"
-ptree = { version = "0.3.0", optional = true }
+pretty-hex = "0.2.1"
+ptree = { version = "0.3.1", optional = true }
 query_interface = "0.3.5"
-quick-xml = "0.20.0"
-rand = "0.7.3"
-rayon = "1.4.0"
-regex = "1.3.9"
+quick-xml = "0.21.0"
+rand = "0.8.3"
+rayon = "1.5.0"
+regex = "1.4.3"
 roxmltree = "0.14.0"
-rust-embed = "5.8.0"
+rust-embed = "5.9.0"
 rustyline = { version = "6.3.0", optional = true }
-serde = { version = "1.0.115", features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.123", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_bytes = "0.11.5"
 serde_ini = "0.2.0"
-serde_json = "1.0.57"
+serde_json = "1.0.61"
 serde_urlencoded = "0.7.0"
-serde_yaml = "0.8.13"
-sha2 = "0.9.1"
-shellexpand = "2.0.0"
+serde_yaml = "0.8.16"
+sha2 = "0.9.3"
+shellexpand = "2.1.0"
 strip-ansi-escapes = "0.1.0"
 sxd-document = "0.3.2"
 sxd-xpath = "0.4.2"
-tempfile = "3.1.0"
-term = { version = "0.6.1", optional = true }
+tempfile = "3.2.0"
+term = { version = "0.7.0", optional = true }
 term_size = "0.3.2"
-termcolor = "1.1.0"
-titlecase = "1.0"
-toml = "0.5.6"
-trash = { version = "1.2.0", optional = true }
-unicode-segmentation = "1.6.0"
+termcolor = "1.1.2"
+titlecase = "1.1.0"
+toml = "0.5.8"
+trash = { version = "1.3.0", optional = true }
+unicode-segmentation = "1.7.1"
 url = "2.1.1"
-uuid_crate = { package = "uuid", version = "0.8.1", features = ["v4"], optional = true }
+uuid_crate = { package = "uuid", version = "0.8.2", features = ["v4"], optional = true }
 which = { version = "4.0.2", optional = true }
-zip = { version = "0.5.7", optional = true }
+zip = { version = "0.5.9", optional = true }
 shadow-rs = { version = "0.5", default-features = false, optional = true }

 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 umask = "1.0.0"
-users = "0.10.0"
+users = "0.11.0"

 # TODO this will be possible with new dependency resolver
 #   (currently on nightly behind -Zfeatures=itarget):
@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ version = "0.24.2"
 shadow-rs = "0.5"

 [dev-dependencies]
-quickcheck = "0.9.2"
-quickcheck_macros = "0.9.1"
+quickcheck = "1.0.3"
+quickcheck_macros = "1.0.0"

 [features]
 default = ["shadow-rs"]
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/cli.rs
@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ use rustyline::{self, error::ReadlineError};
 use crate::EnvironmentSyncer;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
 use nu_parser::ParserScope;
-use nu_protocol::{UntaggedValue, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{hir::ExternalRedirection, UntaggedValue, Value};

+use log::trace;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::iter::Iterator;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@ -48,16 +49,14 @@ pub fn search_paths() -> Vec<std::path::PathBuf> {
    }

    if let Ok(config) = nu_data::config::config(Tag::unknown()) {
-        if let Some(plugin_dirs) = config.get("plugin_dirs") {
-            if let Value {
-                value: UntaggedValue::Table(pipelines),
-                ..
-            } = plugin_dirs
-            {
-                for pipeline in pipelines {
-                    if let Ok(plugin_dir) = pipeline.as_string() {
-                        search_paths.push(PathBuf::from(plugin_dir));
-                    }
+        if let Some(Value {
+            value: UntaggedValue::Table(pipelines),
+            ..
+        }) = config.get("plugin_dirs")
+        {
+            for pipeline in pipelines {
+                if let Ok(plugin_dir) = pipeline.as_string() {
+                    search_paths.push(PathBuf::from(plugin_dir));
                }
            }
        }
@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ pub async fn run_script_file(
        syncer.sync_path_vars(ctx);

        if let Err(reason) = syncer.autoenv(ctx) {
-            print_err(reason, &Text::from(""));
+            print_err(reason, &Text::from(""), ctx);
        }

        let _ = register_plugins(ctx);
@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ pub async fn cli(mut context: EvaluationContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
        syncer.sync_path_vars(ctx);

        if let Err(reason) = syncer.autoenv(ctx) {
-            print_err(reason, &Text::from(""));
+            print_err(reason, &Text::from(""), ctx);
        }

        let _ = configure_ctrl_c(ctx);
@ -118,7 +117,19 @@ pub async fn cli(mut context: EvaluationContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
        rl.set_helper(helper);
    });

+    // start time for command duration
+    let startup_commands_start_time = std::time::Instant::now();
+    // run the startup commands
    let _ = run_startup_commands(&mut context, &configuration).await;
+    // Store cmd duration in an env var
+    context.scope.add_env_var(
+        "CMD_DURATION",
+        format!("{:?}", startup_commands_start_time.elapsed()),
+    );
+    trace!(
+        "startup commands took {:?}",
+        startup_commands_start_time.elapsed()
+    );

    // Give ourselves a scope to work in
    context.scope.enter_scope();
@ -142,7 +153,7 @@ pub async fn cli(mut context: EvaluationContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {

    #[cfg(windows)]
    {
-        let _ = ansi_term::enable_ansi_support();
+        let _ = nu_ansi_term::enable_ansi_support();
    }

    let mut ctrlcbreak = false;
@ -160,7 +171,9 @@ pub async fn cli(mut context: EvaluationContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                let prompt_line = prompt.as_string()?;

                context.scope.enter_scope();
-                let (prompt_block, err) = nu_parser::parse(&prompt_line, 0, &context.scope);
+                let (mut prompt_block, err) = nu_parser::parse(&prompt_line, 0, &context.scope);
+
+                prompt_block.set_redirect(ExternalRedirection::Stdout);

                if err.is_some() {
                    context.scope.exit_scope();
@ -186,14 +199,14 @@ pub async fn cli(mut context: EvaluationContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                                }
                            }
                            Err(e) => {
-                                crate::cli::print_err(e, &Text::from(prompt_line));
+                                crate::cli::print_err(e, &Text::from(prompt_line), &context);
                                context.clear_errors();

                                "> ".to_string()
                            }
                        },
                        Err(e) => {
-                            crate::cli::print_err(e, &Text::from(prompt_line));
+                            crate::cli::print_err(e, &Text::from(prompt_line), &context);
                            context.clear_errors();

                            "> ".to_string()
@ -227,6 +240,9 @@ pub async fn cli(mut context: EvaluationContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
            session_text.push('\n');
        }

+        // start time for command duration
+        let cmd_start_time = std::time::Instant::now();
+
        let line = match convert_rustyline_result_to_string(readline) {
            LineResult::Success(_) => {
                process_script(
@ -241,6 +257,11 @@ pub async fn cli(mut context: EvaluationContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
            x => x,
        };

+        // Store cmd duration in an env var
+        context
+            .scope
+            .add_env_var("CMD_DURATION", format!("{:?}", cmd_start_time.elapsed()));
+
        // Check the config to see if we need to update the path
        // TODO: make sure config is cached so we don't path this load every call
        // FIXME: we probably want to be a bit more graceful if we can't set the environment
@ -253,7 +274,7 @@ pub async fn cli(mut context: EvaluationContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
            }

            if let Err(reason) = syncer.autoenv(ctx) {
-                print_err(reason, &Text::from(""));
+                print_err(reason, &Text::from(""), ctx);
            }

            let _ = configure_rustyline_editor(&mut rl, config);
@ -275,9 +296,7 @@ pub async fn cli(mut context: EvaluationContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                rl.add_history_entry(&line);
                let _ = rl.save_history(&history_path);

-                context.with_host(|_host| {
-                    print_err(err, &Text::from(session_text.clone()));
-                });
+                print_err(err, &Text::from(session_text.clone()), &context);

                maybe_print_errors(&context, Text::from(session_text.clone()));
            }
@ -412,7 +431,7 @@ mod tests {
    #[quickcheck]
    fn quickcheck_parse(data: String) -> bool {
        let (tokens, err) = nu_parser::lex(&data, 0);
-        let (lite_block, err2) = nu_parser::block(tokens);
+        let (lite_block, err2) = nu_parser::parse_block(tokens);
        if err.is_none() && err2.is_none() {
            let context = basic_evaluation_context().unwrap();
            let _ = nu_parser::classify_block(&lite_block, &context.scope);
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completion/engine.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completion/engine.rs
@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ pub fn completion_location(line: &str, block: &Block, pos: usize) -> Vec<Complet
 mod tests {
    use super::*;

-    use nu_parser::{block, classify_block, lex, ParserScope};
+    use nu_parser::{classify_block, lex, parse_block, ParserScope};
    use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape};

    #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ mod tests {
            pos: usize,
        ) -> Vec<LocationType> {
            let (tokens, _) = lex(line, 0);
-            let (lite_block, _) = block(tokens);
+            let (lite_block, _) = parse_block(tokens);

            scope.enter_scope();
            let (block, _) = classify_block(&lite_block, scope);
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs
@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl DirectorySpecificEnvironment {
        }
    }

-    fn toml_if_trusted(&mut self, nu_env_file: &PathBuf) -> Result<NuEnvDoc, ShellError> {
+    fn toml_if_trusted(&mut self, nu_env_file: &Path) -> Result<NuEnvDoc, ShellError> {
        let content = std::fs::read(&nu_env_file)?;

        if autoenv::file_is_trusted(&nu_env_file, &content)? {
@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl DirectorySpecificEnvironment {
    pub fn maybe_add_key(
        &mut self,
        seen_vars: &mut IndexSet<EnvKey>,
-        dir: &PathBuf,
+        dir: &Path,
        key: &str,
        val: &str,
    ) {
@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl DirectorySpecificEnvironment {
        if !seen_vars.contains(key) {
            seen_vars.insert(key.to_string());
            self.added_vars
-                .entry(dir.clone())
+                .entry(PathBuf::from(dir))
                .or_insert(IndexMap::new())
                .insert(key.to_string(), var_os(key));

--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment_syncer.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment_syncer.rs
@ -95,9 +95,11 @@ impl EnvironmentSyncer {
                        ctx.with_host(|host| {
                            host.env_set(
                                std::ffi::OsString::from(var.0),
-                                std::ffi::OsString::from(string),
+                                std::ffi::OsString::from(&string),
                            )
                        });
+
+                        ctx.scope.add_env_var_to_base(var.0, string);
                    }
                }
            }
@ -128,8 +130,14 @@ impl EnvironmentSyncer {

                if let Ok(paths_ready) = prepared {
                    ctx.with_host(|host| {
-                        host.env_set(std::ffi::OsString::from("PATH"), paths_ready);
+                        host.env_set(
+                            std::ffi::OsString::from("PATH"),
+                            std::ffi::OsString::from(&paths_ready),
+                        );
                    });
+
+                    ctx.scope
+                        .add_env_var_to_base("PATH", paths_ready.to_string_lossy().to_string());
                }
            }
        }
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/prelude.rs
@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ pub(crate) use nu_value_ext::ValueExt;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 pub(crate) use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;

+#[allow(clippy::clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
 pub trait FromInputStream {
    fn from_input_stream(self) -> OutputStream;
 }
@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ where
    }
 }

+#[allow(clippy::clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
 pub trait ToOutputStream {
    fn to_output_stream(self) -> OutputStream;
 }
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/shell/helper.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/shell/helper.rs
@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl rustyline::validate::Validator for NuValidator {
            }
        }

-        let (_, err) = nu_parser::block(tokens);
+        let (_, err) = nu_parser::parse_block(tokens);

        if let Some(err) = err {
            if let nu_errors::ParseErrorReason::Eof { .. } = err.reason() {
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/types/deduction.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/types/deduction.rs
@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ fn get_result_shape_of(
    l_shape: SyntaxShape,
    op_expr: &SpannedExpression,
    r_shape: SyntaxShape,
-) -> Result<SyntaxShape, ShellError> {
+) -> SyntaxShape {
    let op = match op_expr.expr {
        Expression::Literal(Literal::Operator(op)) => op,
        _ => unreachable!("Passing anything but the op expr is invalid"),
@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ fn get_result_shape_of(
    //There is some code for that in the evaluator already.
    //One might reuse it.
    //For now we ignore this issue
-    Ok(match op {
+    match op {
        Operator::Equal
        | Operator::NotEqual
        | Operator::LessThan
@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ fn get_result_shape_of(
            }
        }
        Operator::Modulo => SyntaxShape::Number,
-    })
+        Operator::Pow => SyntaxShape::Number,
+    }
 }

 fn get_shape_of_expr(expr: &SpannedExpression) -> Option<SyntaxShape> {
@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ fn get_result_shape_of_math_expr(
    //match lhs, rhs
    match (shapes[0], shapes[1]) {
        (None, None) | (None, _) | (_, None) => Ok(None),
-        (Some(left), Some(right)) => get_result_shape_of(left, &bin.op, right).map(Some),
+        (Some(left), Some(right)) => Ok(Some(get_result_shape_of(left, &bin.op, right))),
    }
 }

@ -860,7 +861,7 @@ impl VarSyntaxShapeDeductor {
                        }
                    }
                }
-                Operator::Multiply | Operator::Divide => {
+                Operator::Multiply | Operator::Divide | Operator::Pow => {
                    if let Some(shape) = self.get_shape_of_binary_arg_or_insert_dependency(
                        (var, expr),
                        bin_spanned,
--- a/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml
@ -5,105 +5,107 @@ description = "CLI for nushell"
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MIT"
 name = "nu-command"
-version = "0.26.0"
+version = "0.28.0"

 [lib]
 doctest = false

 [dependencies]
-nu-data = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-data" }
-nu-engine = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-engine" }
-nu-errors = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-errors" }
-nu-json = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-json" }
-nu-parser = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-parser" }
-nu-plugin = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-plugin" }
-nu-protocol = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-protocol" }
-nu-source = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-source" }
-nu-stream = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-stream" }
-nu-table = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-table" }
-nu-test-support = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-test-support" }
-nu-value-ext = { version = "0.26.0", path = "../nu-value-ext" }
+nu-data = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-data" }
+nu-engine = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-engine" }
+nu-errors = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-errors" }
+nu-json = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-json" }
+nu-parser = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-parser" }
+nu-plugin = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-plugin" }
+nu-protocol = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-protocol" }
+nu-source = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-source" }
+nu-stream = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-stream" }
+nu-table = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-table" }
+nu-test-support = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-test-support" }
+nu-value-ext = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-value-ext" }
+nu-ansi-term = { version = "0.28.0", path = "../nu-ansi-term" }

 Inflector = "0.11"
-ansi_term = "0.12.1"
 arboard = { version = "1.1.0", optional = true }
-async-recursion = "0.3.1"
-async-trait = "0.1.40"
+async-recursion = "0.3.2"
+async-trait = "0.1.42"
 base64 = "0.13.0"
 bigdecimal = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
 byte-unit = "4.0.9"
-bytes = "0.5.6"
-calamine = "0.16.1"
-chrono = { version = "0.4.15", features = ["serde"] }
+bytes = "1.0.1"
+calamine = "0.17.0"
+chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
 chrono-tz = "0.5.3"
 clap = "2.33.3"
 codespan-reporting = "0.11.0"
+crossterm = { version = "0.19.0", optional = true }
 csv = "1.1.3"
-ctrlc = { version = "3.1.6", optional = true }
+ctrlc = { version = "3.1.7", optional = true }
 derive-new = "0.5.8"
 directories-next = { version = "2.0.0", optional = true }
 dirs-next = { version = "2.0.0", optional = true }
 dtparse = "1.2.0"
 dunce = "1.0.1"
 eml-parser = "0.1.0"
-encoding_rs = "0.8.24"
+encoding_rs = "0.8.28"
 filesize = "0.2.0"
 fs_extra = "1.2.0"
-futures = { version = "0.3.5", features = ["compat", "io-compat"] }
-futures-util = "0.3.8"
+futures = { version = "0.3.12", features = ["compat", "io-compat"] }
+futures-util = "0.3.12"
 futures_codec = "0.4.1"
 getset = "0.1.1"
 glob = "0.3.0"
 htmlescape = "0.3.1"
 ical = "0.7.0"
 ichwh = { version = "0.3.4", optional = true }
-indexmap = { version = "1.6.0", features = ["serde-1"] }
+indexmap = { version = "1.6.1", features = ["serde-1"] }
 itertools = "0.10.0"
 lazy_static = "1.*"
-log = "0.4.11"
+log = "0.4.14"
 meval = "0.2.0"
-num-bigint = { version = "0.3.0", features = ["serde"] }
+minus = { version = "3.3.0", optional = true, features = ["async_std_lib", "search"] }
+num-bigint = { version = "0.3.1", features = ["serde"] }
 num-format = { version = "0.4.0", features = ["with-num-bigint"] }
-num-traits = "0.2.12"
-parking_lot = "0.11.0"
+num-traits = "0.2.14"
+parking_lot = "0.11.1"
 pin-utils = "0.1.0"
-pretty-hex = "0.2.0"
-ptree = { version = "0.3.0", optional = true }
+pretty-hex = "0.2.1"
+ptree = { version = "0.3.1", optional = true }
 query_interface = "0.3.5"
-quick-xml = "0.20.0"
+quick-xml = "0.21.0"
 rand = "0.7.3"
-rayon = "1.4.0"
-regex = "1.3.9"
+rayon = "1.5.0"
+regex = "1.4.3"
 roxmltree = "0.14.0"
-rust-embed = "5.8.0"
-rustyline = { version = "6.3.0", optional = true }
-serde = { version = "1.0.115", features = ["derive"] }
+rust-embed = "5.9.0"
+rustyline = { version = "7.1.0", optional = true }
+serde = { version = "1.0.123", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_bytes = "0.11.5"
 serde_ini = "0.2.0"
-serde_json = "1.0.57"
+serde_json = "1.0.61"
 serde_urlencoded = "0.7.0"
-serde_yaml = "0.8.13"
-sha2 = "0.9.1"
-shellexpand = "2.0.0"
+serde_yaml = "0.8.16"
+sha2 = "0.9.3"
+shellexpand = "2.1.0"
 strip-ansi-escapes = "0.1.0"
 sxd-document = "0.3.2"
 sxd-xpath = "0.4.2"
-tempfile = "3.1.0"
-term = { version = "0.6.1", optional = true }
+tempfile = "3.2.0"
+term = { version = "0.7.0", optional = true }
 term_size = "0.3.2"
-termcolor = "1.1.0"
-titlecase = "1.0"
-toml = "0.5.6"
-trash = { version = "1.2.0", optional = true }
-unicode-segmentation = "1.6.0"
-url = "2.1.1"
-uuid_crate = { package = "uuid", version = "0.8.1", features = ["v4"], optional = true }
+termcolor = "1.1.2"
+titlecase = "1.1.0"
+toml = "0.5.8"
+trash = { version = "1.3.0", optional = true }
+unicode-segmentation = "1.7.1"
+url = "2.2.0"
+uuid_crate = { package = "uuid", version = "0.8.2", features = ["v4"], optional = true }
 which = { version = "4.0.2", optional = true }
-zip = { version = "0.5.7", optional = true }
+zip = { version = "0.5.9", optional = true }

 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 umask = "1.0.0"
-users = "0.10.0"
+users = "0.11.0"

 # TODO this will be possible with new dependency resolver
 #   (currently on nightly behind -Zfeatures=itarget):
@ -120,8 +122,8 @@ version = "0.24.2"
 shadow-rs = "0.5"

 [dev-dependencies]
-quickcheck = "0.9.2"
-quickcheck_macros = "0.9.1"
+quickcheck = "1.0.3"
+quickcheck_macros = "1.0.0"

 [features]
 clipboard-cli = ["arboard"]
@ -130,3 +132,4 @@ stable = []
 trash-support = ["trash"]
 directories = ["directories-next"]
 dirs = ["dirs-next"]
+table-pager = ["minus", "crossterm"]
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands.rs
@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ pub(crate) mod reject;
 pub(crate) mod rename;
 pub(crate) mod reverse;
 pub(crate) mod rm;
+pub(crate) mod roll;
+pub(crate) mod rotate;
 pub(crate) mod run_external;
 pub(crate) mod save;
 pub(crate) mod select;
@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ pub(crate) mod split_by;
 pub(crate) mod str_;
 pub(crate) mod table;
 pub(crate) mod tags;
+pub(crate) mod termsize;
 pub(crate) mod to;
 pub(crate) mod to_csv;
 pub(crate) mod to_html;
@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ pub(crate) use autoview::Autoview;
 pub(crate) use cd::Cd;

 pub(crate) use ansi::Ansi;
+pub(crate) use ansi::AnsiStrip;
 pub(crate) use append::Command as Append;
 pub(crate) use autoenv::Autoenv;
 pub(crate) use autoenv_trust::AutoenvTrust;
@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ pub(crate) use def::Def;
 pub(crate) use default::Default;
 pub(crate) use describe::Describe;
 pub(crate) use do_::Do;
-pub(crate) use drop::Drop;
+pub(crate) use drop::{Drop, DropColumn};
 pub(crate) use du::Du;
 pub(crate) use each::Each;
 pub(crate) use each::EachGroup;
@ -197,7 +201,7 @@ pub(crate) use from_xlsx::FromXLSX;
 pub(crate) use from_xml::FromXML;
 pub(crate) use from_yaml::FromYAML;
 pub(crate) use from_yaml::FromYML;
-pub(crate) use get::Get;
+pub(crate) use get::Command as Get;
 pub(crate) use group_by::Command as GroupBy;
 pub(crate) use group_by_date::GroupByDate;
 pub(crate) use hash_::{Hash, HashBase64};
@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ pub(crate) use open::Open;
 pub(crate) use parse::Parse;
 pub(crate) use path::{
    PathBasename, PathCommand, PathDirname, PathExists, PathExpand, PathExtension, PathFilestem,
-    PathType,
+    PathJoin, PathType,
 };
 pub(crate) use pivot::Pivot;
 pub(crate) use prepend::Prepend;
@ -243,9 +247,11 @@ pub(crate) use reject::Reject;
 pub(crate) use rename::Rename;
 pub(crate) use reverse::Reverse;
 pub(crate) use rm::Remove;
+pub(crate) use roll::{Roll, RollColumn, RollUp};
+pub(crate) use rotate::{Rotate, RotateCounterClockwise};
 pub(crate) use run_external::RunExternalCommand;
 pub(crate) use save::Save;
-pub(crate) use select::Select;
+pub(crate) use select::Command as Select;
 pub(crate) use seq::Seq;
 pub(crate) use seq_dates::SeqDates;
 pub(crate) use shells::Shells;
@ -265,11 +271,12 @@ pub(crate) use str_::{
 };
 pub(crate) use table::Table;
 pub(crate) use tags::Tags;
+pub(crate) use termsize::TermSize;
 pub(crate) use to::To;
 pub(crate) use to_csv::ToCSV;
 pub(crate) use to_html::ToHTML;
 pub(crate) use to_json::ToJSON;
-pub(crate) use to_md::ToMarkdown;
+pub(crate) use to_md::Command as ToMarkdown;
 pub(crate) use to_toml::ToTOML;
 pub(crate) use to_tsv::ToTSV;
 pub(crate) use to_url::ToURL;
@ -299,6 +306,8 @@ mod tests {
            whole_stream_command(Move),
            whole_stream_command(Update),
            whole_stream_command(Empty),
+            // whole_stream_command(Select),
+            // whole_stream_command(Get),
            // Str Command Suite
            whole_stream_command(Str),
            whole_stream_command(StrToDecimal),
@ -327,6 +336,7 @@ mod tests {
            whole_stream_command(StrKebabCase),
            whole_stream_command(StrSnakeCase),
            whole_stream_command(StrScreamingSnakeCase),
+            whole_stream_command(ToMarkdown),
        ]
    }

--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/ansi/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/ansi/command.rs
@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use ansi_term::Color;
+use nu_ansi_term::*;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
 use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use nu_source::Tagged;

-pub struct Ansi;
+pub struct Command;

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct AnsiArgs {
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ struct AnsiArgs {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl WholeStreamCommand for Ansi {
+impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
    fn name(&self) -> &str {
        "ansi"
    }
@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Ansi {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        r#"Output ANSI codes to change color
+        "Output ANSI codes to change color."
+    }

-For escape sequences:
+    fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
+        r#"For escape sequences:
 Escape: '\x1b[' is not required for --escape parameter
 Format: #(;#)m
 Example: 1;31m for bold red or 2;37;41m for dimmed white fg with red bg
@ -179,48 +181,116 @@ pub fn str_to_ansi(s: String) -> Option<String> {
        "gi" | "green_italic" => Some(Color::Green.italic().prefix().to_string()),
        "gd" | "green_dimmed" => Some(Color::Green.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
        "gr" | "green_reverse" => Some(Color::Green.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
+        "lg" | "light_green" => Some(Color::LightGreen.prefix().to_string()),
+        "lgb" | "light_green_bold" => Some(Color::LightGreen.bold().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lgu" | "light_green_underline" => Some(Color::LightGreen.underline().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lgi" | "light_green_italic" => Some(Color::LightGreen.italic().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lgd" | "light_green_dimmed" => Some(Color::LightGreen.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lgr" | "light_green_reverse" => Some(Color::LightGreen.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
        "r" | "red" => Some(Color::Red.prefix().to_string()),
        "rb" | "red_bold" => Some(Color::Red.bold().prefix().to_string()),
        "ru" | "red_underline" => Some(Color::Red.underline().prefix().to_string()),
        "ri" | "red_italic" => Some(Color::Red.italic().prefix().to_string()),
        "rd" | "red_dimmed" => Some(Color::Red.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
        "rr" | "red_reverse" => Some(Color::Red.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
+        "lr" | "light_red" => Some(Color::LightRed.prefix().to_string()),
+        "lrb" | "light_red_bold" => Some(Color::LightRed.bold().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lru" | "light_red_underline" => Some(Color::LightRed.underline().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lri" | "light_red_italic" => Some(Color::LightRed.italic().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lrd" | "light_red_dimmed" => Some(Color::LightRed.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lrr" | "light_red_reverse" => Some(Color::LightRed.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
        "u" | "blue" => Some(Color::Blue.prefix().to_string()),
        "ub" | "blue_bold" => Some(Color::Blue.bold().prefix().to_string()),
        "uu" | "blue_underline" => Some(Color::Blue.underline().prefix().to_string()),
        "ui" | "blue_italic" => Some(Color::Blue.italic().prefix().to_string()),
        "ud" | "blue_dimmed" => Some(Color::Blue.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
        "ur" | "blue_reverse" => Some(Color::Blue.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
+        "lu" | "light_blue" => Some(Color::LightBlue.prefix().to_string()),
+        "lub" | "light_blue_bold" => Some(Color::LightBlue.bold().prefix().to_string()),
+        "luu" | "light_blue_underline" => Some(Color::LightBlue.underline().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lui" | "light_blue_italic" => Some(Color::LightBlue.italic().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lud" | "light_blue_dimmed" => Some(Color::LightBlue.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lur" | "light_blue_reverse" => Some(Color::LightBlue.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
        "b" | "black" => Some(Color::Black.prefix().to_string()),
        "bb" | "black_bold" => Some(Color::Black.bold().prefix().to_string()),
        "bu" | "black_underline" => Some(Color::Black.underline().prefix().to_string()),
        "bi" | "black_italic" => Some(Color::Black.italic().prefix().to_string()),
        "bd" | "black_dimmed" => Some(Color::Black.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
        "br" | "black_reverse" => Some(Color::Black.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
+        "ligr" | "light_gray" => Some(Color::LightGray.prefix().to_string()),
+        "ligrb" | "light_gray_bold" => Some(Color::LightGray.bold().prefix().to_string()),
+        "ligru" | "light_gray_underline" => Some(Color::LightGray.underline().prefix().to_string()),
+        "ligri" | "light_gray_italic" => Some(Color::LightGray.italic().prefix().to_string()),
+        "ligrd" | "light_gray_dimmed" => Some(Color::LightGray.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
+        "ligrr" | "light_gray_reverse" => Some(Color::LightGray.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
        "y" | "yellow" => Some(Color::Yellow.prefix().to_string()),
        "yb" | "yellow_bold" => Some(Color::Yellow.bold().prefix().to_string()),
        "yu" | "yellow_underline" => Some(Color::Yellow.underline().prefix().to_string()),
        "yi" | "yellow_italic" => Some(Color::Yellow.italic().prefix().to_string()),
        "yd" | "yellow_dimmed" => Some(Color::Yellow.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
        "yr" | "yellow_reverse" => Some(Color::Yellow.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
+        "ly" | "light_yellow" => Some(Color::LightYellow.prefix().to_string()),
+        "lyb" | "light_yellow_bold" => Some(Color::LightYellow.bold().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lyu" | "light_yellow_underline" => {
+            Some(Color::LightYellow.underline().prefix().to_string())
+        }
+        "lyi" | "light_yellow_italic" => Some(Color::LightYellow.italic().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lyd" | "light_yellow_dimmed" => Some(Color::LightYellow.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lyr" | "light_yellow_reverse" => Some(Color::LightYellow.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
        "p" | "purple" => Some(Color::Purple.prefix().to_string()),
        "pb" | "purple_bold" => Some(Color::Purple.bold().prefix().to_string()),
        "pu" | "purple_underline" => Some(Color::Purple.underline().prefix().to_string()),
        "pi" | "purple_italic" => Some(Color::Purple.italic().prefix().to_string()),
        "pd" | "purple_dimmed" => Some(Color::Purple.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
        "pr" | "purple_reverse" => Some(Color::Purple.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
+        "lp" | "light_purple" => Some(Color::LightPurple.prefix().to_string()),
+        "lpb" | "light_purple_bold" => Some(Color::LightPurple.bold().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lpu" | "light_purple_underline" => {
+            Some(Color::LightPurple.underline().prefix().to_string())
+        }
+        "lpi" | "light_purple_italic" => Some(Color::LightPurple.italic().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lpd" | "light_purple_dimmed" => Some(Color::LightPurple.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lpr" | "light_purple_reverse" => Some(Color::LightPurple.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
        "c" | "cyan" => Some(Color::Cyan.prefix().to_string()),
        "cb" | "cyan_bold" => Some(Color::Cyan.bold().prefix().to_string()),
        "cu" | "cyan_underline" => Some(Color::Cyan.underline().prefix().to_string()),
        "ci" | "cyan_italic" => Some(Color::Cyan.italic().prefix().to_string()),
        "cd" | "cyan_dimmed" => Some(Color::Cyan.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
        "cr" | "cyan_reverse" => Some(Color::Cyan.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
+        "lc" | "light_cyan" => Some(Color::LightCyan.prefix().to_string()),
+        "lcb" | "light_cyan_bold" => Some(Color::LightCyan.bold().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lcu" | "light_cyan_underline" => Some(Color::LightCyan.underline().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lci" | "light_cyan_italic" => Some(Color::LightCyan.italic().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lcd" | "light_cyan_dimmed" => Some(Color::LightCyan.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
+        "lcr" | "light_cyan_reverse" => Some(Color::LightCyan.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
        "w" | "white" => Some(Color::White.prefix().to_string()),
        "wb" | "white_bold" => Some(Color::White.bold().prefix().to_string()),
        "wu" | "white_underline" => Some(Color::White.underline().prefix().to_string()),
        "wi" | "white_italic" => Some(Color::White.italic().prefix().to_string()),
        "wd" | "white_dimmed" => Some(Color::White.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
        "wr" | "white_reverse" => Some(Color::White.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
+        "dgr" | "dark_gray" => Some(Color::DarkGray.prefix().to_string()),
+        "dgrb" | "dark_gray_bold" => Some(Color::DarkGray.bold().prefix().to_string()),
+        "dgru" | "dark_gray_underline" => Some(Color::DarkGray.underline().prefix().to_string()),
+        "dgri" | "dark_gray_italic" => Some(Color::DarkGray.italic().prefix().to_string()),
+        "dgrd" | "dark_gray_dimmed" => Some(Color::DarkGray.dimmed().prefix().to_string()),
+        "dgrr" | "dark_gray_reverse" => Some(Color::DarkGray.reverse().prefix().to_string()),
+
        "reset" => Some("\x1b[0m".to_owned()),

        // Reference for ansi codes https://gist.github.com/fnky/458719343aabd01cfb17a3a4f7296797
@ -228,8 +298,6 @@ pub fn str_to_ansi(s: String) -> Option<String> {

        // For setting title like `echo [$(char title) $(pwd) $(char bel)] | str collect`
        "title" => Some("\x1b]2;".to_string()), // ESC]2; xterm sets window title using OSC syntax escapes
-        "bel" => Some('\x07'.to_string()),      // Terminal Bell
-        "backspace" => Some('\x08'.to_string()), // Backspace

        // Ansi Erase Sequences
        "clear_screen" => Some("\x1b[J".to_string()), // clears the screen
@ -279,13 +347,13 @@ pub fn str_to_ansi(s: String) -> Option<String> {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::Ansi;
+    use super::Command;
    use super::ShellError;

    #[test]
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Ansi {})?)
+        test_examples(Command {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/ansi/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/ansi/mod.rs
@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+mod command;
+mod strip;
+
+pub use command::Command as Ansi;
+pub use strip::SubCommand as AnsiStrip;
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/ansi/strip.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/ansi/strip.rs
@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
+use nu_errors::ShellError;
+use nu_protocol::ShellTypeName;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ColumnPath, Primitive, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value,
+};
+use nu_source::Tag;
+use strip_ansi_escapes::strip;
+
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Arguments {
+    rest: Vec<ColumnPath>,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "ansi strip"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("ansi strip").rest(
+            SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
+            "optionally, remove ansi sequences by column paths",
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "strip ansi escape sequences from string"
+    }
+
+    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+        operate(args).await
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "strip ansi escape sequences from string",
+            example: "echo [$(ansi gb) 'hello' $(ansi reset)] | str collect | ansi strip",
+            result: None,
+        }]
+    }
+}
+
+async fn operate(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let (Arguments { rest }, input) = args.process().await?;
+    let column_paths: Vec<_> = rest;
+
+    Ok(input
+        .map(move |v| {
+            if column_paths.is_empty() {
+                ReturnSuccess::value(action(&v, v.tag())?)
+            } else {
+                let mut ret = v;
+
+                for path in &column_paths {
+                    ret = ret.swap_data_by_column_path(
+                        path,
+                        Box::new(move |old| action(old, old.tag())),
+                    )?;
+                }
+
+                ReturnSuccess::value(ret)
+            }
+        })
+        .to_output_stream())
+}
+
+fn action(input: &Value, tag: impl Into<Tag>) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+    match &input.value {
+        UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::String(astring)) => {
+            let stripped_string = {
+                if let Ok(bytes) = strip(&astring) {
+                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&bytes).to_string()
+                } else {
+                    astring.to_string()
+                }
+            };
+
+            Ok(UntaggedValue::string(stripped_string).into_value(tag))
+        }
+        other => {
+            let got = format!("got {}", other.type_name());
+
+            Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                "value is not string",
+                got,
+                tag.into().span,
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::ShellError;
+    use super::{action, SubCommand};
+    use nu_protocol::UntaggedValue;
+    use nu_source::Tag;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_stripping() {
+        let input_string =
+            UntaggedValue::string("\u{1b}[3;93;41mHello\u{1b}[0m \u{1b}[1;32mNu \u{1b}[1;35mWorld")
+                .into_untagged_value();
+        let expected = UntaggedValue::string("Hello Nu World").into_untagged_value();
+
+        let actual = action(&input_string, Tag::unknown()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+    }
+}
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/append.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/append.rs
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Append a row to the table"
+        "Append a row to the table."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/autoenv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/autoenv.rs
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use std::io::Read;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 pub struct Autoenv;

 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Default)]
@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ impl Trusted {
        }
    }
 }
-pub fn file_is_trusted(nu_env_file: &PathBuf, content: &[u8]) -> Result<bool, ShellError> {
+pub fn file_is_trusted(nu_env_file: &Path, content: &[u8]) -> Result<bool, ShellError> {
    let contentdigest = Sha256::digest(&content).as_slice().to_vec();
    let nufile = std::fs::canonicalize(nu_env_file)?;

    let trusted = read_trusted()?;
+
    Ok(trusted.files.get(&nufile.to_string_lossy().to_string()) == Some(&contentdigest))
 }

@ -50,8 +51,12 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Autoenv {
        "autoenv"
    }
    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Manage directory specific environment variables and scripts."
+    }
+
+    fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
        // "Mark a .nu-env file in a directory as trusted. Needs to be re-run after each change to the file or its filepath."
-        r#"Manage directory specific environment variables and scripts. Create a file called .nu-env in any directory and run 'autoenv trust' to let nushell read it when entering the directory.
+        r#"Create a file called .nu-env in any directory and run 'autoenv trust' to let nushell read it when entering the directory.
 The file can contain several optional sections:
    env: environment variables to set when visiting the directory. The variables are unset after leaving the directory and any overwritten values are restored.
    scriptvars: environment variables that should be set to the return value of a script. After they have been set, they behave in the same way as variables set in the env section.
@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ The file can contain several optional sections:
    }
    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
        Ok(OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
-            UntaggedValue::string(get_help(&Autoenv, &args.scope)).into_value(Tag::unknown()),
+            UntaggedValue::string(get_full_help(&Autoenv, &args.scope)).into_value(Tag::unknown()),
        )))
    }

--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/autoview/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/autoview/command.rs
@ -173,6 +173,13 @@ pub async fn autoview(context: RunnableContext) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellErr
                        let output = format_leaf(&x).plain_string(100_000);
                        out!("{}", output);
                    }
+                    Value {
+                        value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::Filesize(_)),
+                        ..
+                    } => {
+                        let output = format_leaf(&x).plain_string(100_000);
+                        out!("{}", output);
+                    }
                    Value {
                        value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::Date(d)),
                        ..
@ -233,7 +240,7 @@ pub async fn autoview(context: RunnableContext) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellErr
                                    key.to_string(),
                                    TextStyle::new()
                                        .alignment(nu_table::Alignment::Left)
-                                        .fg(ansi_term::Color::Green)
+                                        .fg(nu_ansi_term::Color::Green)
                                        .bold(Some(true)),
                                ),
                                nu_table::StyledString::new(
@ -246,7 +253,7 @@ pub async fn autoview(context: RunnableContext) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellErr
                        let table =
                            nu_table::Table::new(vec![], entries, nu_table::Theme::compact());

-                        nu_table::draw_table(&table, term_width, &color_hm);
+                        println!("{}", nu_table::draw_table(&table, term_width, &color_hm));
                    }
                    Value {
                        value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::Nothing),
@ -309,6 +316,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Command {})?)
+        test_examples(Command {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/benchmark.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/benchmark.rs
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Benchmark {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Runs a block and returns the time it took to execute it"
+        "Runs a block and returns the time it took to execute it."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Benchmark {

 async fn benchmark(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
    let tag = raw_args.call_info.args.span;
-    let mut context = EvaluationContext::from_raw(&raw_args);
+    let mut context = EvaluationContext::from_args(&raw_args);
    let scope = raw_args.scope.clone();
    let (BenchmarkArgs { block, passthrough }, input) = raw_args.process().await?;

--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/build_string.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/build_string.rs
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for BuildString {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Builds a string from the arguments"
+        "Builds a string from the arguments."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/cal.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/cal.rs
@ -337,6 +337,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Cal {})?)
+        test_examples(Cal {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/cd.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/cd.rs
@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Cd {})?)
+        test_examples(Cd {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/char_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/char_.rs
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Char {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Output special characters (eg. 'newline')"
+        "Output special characters (eg. 'newline')."
    }

    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ fn str_to_character(s: &str) -> Option<String> {
        "snowy" | "snow" => Some("❄️".to_string()),
        "thunderstorm" | "thunder" => Some("🌩️".to_string()),

+        "bel" => Some('\x07'.to_string()),       // Terminal Bell
+        "backspace" => Some('\x08'.to_string()), // Backspace
+
        _ => None,
    }
 }
@ -143,6 +146,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Char {})?)
+        test_examples(Char {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/chart.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/chart.rs
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Chart {
        }

        Ok(OutputStream::one(Ok(ReturnSuccess::Value(
-            UntaggedValue::string(get_help(&Chart, &args.scope)).into_value(Tag::unknown()),
+            UntaggedValue::string(get_full_help(&Chart, &args.scope)).into_value(Tag::unknown()),
        ))))
    }
 }
@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Chart {})?)
+        test_examples(Chart {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/clear.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/clear.rs
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Clear {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Clears the terminal"
+        "Clears the terminal."
    }

    async fn run(&self, _: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/clip.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/clip.rs
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Clip {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Copy the contents of the pipeline to the copy/paste buffer"
+        "Copy the contents of the pipeline to the copy/paste buffer."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -101,6 +101,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Clip {})?)
+        test_examples(Clip {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/compact.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/compact.rs
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Compact {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Creates a table with non-empty rows"
+        "Creates a table with non-empty rows."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Compact {})?)
+        test_examples(Compact {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/count.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/count.rs
@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Count {})?)
+        test_examples(Count {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/cp.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/cp.rs
@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Cpy {})?)
+        test_examples(Cpy {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/command.rs
@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Apply date function"
+        "Apply date function."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
        Ok(OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
-            UntaggedValue::string(get_help(&Command, &args.scope)).into_value(Tag::unknown()),
+            UntaggedValue::string(get_full_help(&Command, &args.scope)).into_value(Tag::unknown()),
        )))
    }
 }
@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Command {})?)
+        test_examples(Command {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/format.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/format.rs
@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Date {})?)
+        test_examples(Date {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/list_timezone.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/list_timezone.rs
@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Date {})?)
+        test_examples(Date {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/now.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/now.rs
@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Date {})?)
+        test_examples(Date {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/to_table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/to_table.rs
@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Date {})?)
+        test_examples(Date {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/to_timezone.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/to_timezone.rs
@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Date {})?)
+        test_examples(Date {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/utc.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/date/utc.rs
@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Date {})?)
+        test_examples(Date {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/debug.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/debug.rs
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Debug {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Print the Rust debug representation of the values"
+        "Print the Rust debug representation of the values."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Debug {})?)
+        test_examples(Debug {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/default.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/default.rs
@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Default {})?)
+        test_examples(Default {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/default_context.rs
@ -111,8 +111,10 @@ pub fn create_default_context(interactive: bool) -> Result<EvaluationContext, Bo
            whole_stream_command(StrScreamingSnakeCase),
            whole_stream_command(BuildString),
            whole_stream_command(Ansi),
+            whole_stream_command(AnsiStrip),
            whole_stream_command(Char),
            // Column manipulation
+            whole_stream_command(DropColumn),
            whole_stream_command(Move),
            whole_stream_command(Reject),
            whole_stream_command(Select),
@ -161,6 +163,11 @@ pub fn create_default_context(interactive: bool) -> Result<EvaluationContext, Bo
            whole_stream_command(Pivot),
            whole_stream_command(Headers),
            whole_stream_command(Reduce),
+            whole_stream_command(Roll),
+            whole_stream_command(RollColumn),
+            whole_stream_command(RollUp),
+            whole_stream_command(Rotate),
+            whole_stream_command(RotateCounterClockwise),
            // Data processing
            whole_stream_command(Histogram),
            whole_stream_command(Autoenv),
@ -228,6 +235,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context(interactive: bool) -> Result<EvaluationContext, Bo
            whole_stream_command(PathExpand),
            whole_stream_command(PathExtension),
            whole_stream_command(PathFilestem),
+            whole_stream_command(PathJoin),
            whole_stream_command(PathType),
            // Url
            whole_stream_command(UrlCommand),
@ -237,6 +245,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context(interactive: bool) -> Result<EvaluationContext, Bo
            whole_stream_command(UrlQuery),
            whole_stream_command(Seq),
            whole_stream_command(SeqDates),
+            whole_stream_command(TermSize),
        ]);

        #[cfg(feature = "clipboard-cli")]
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/describe.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/describe.rs
@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Describe {})?)
+        test_examples(Describe {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/do_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/do_.rs
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Do {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Runs a block, optionally ignoring errors"
+        "Runs a block, optionally ignoring errors."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Do {
 async fn do_(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
    let external_redirection = raw_args.call_info.args.external_redirection;

-    let context = EvaluationContext::from_raw(&raw_args);
+    let context = EvaluationContext::from_args(&raw_args);
    let (
        DoArgs {
            ignore_errors,
@ -113,6 +113,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Do {})?)
+        test_examples(Do {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/drop/column.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/drop/column.rs
@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use nu_data::base::select_fields;
+use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
+use nu_errors::ShellError;
+use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape};
+use nu_source::Tagged;
+
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct Arguments {
+    columns: Option<Tagged<u64>>,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "drop column"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("drop column").optional(
+            "columns",
+            SyntaxShape::Number,
+            "starting from the end, the number of columns to remove",
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Remove the last number of columns. If you want to remove columns by name, try 'reject'."
+    }
+
+    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+        drop(args).await
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        use nu_protocol::{row, Value};
+
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "Remove the last column of a table",
+            example: "echo [[lib, extension]; [nu-lib, rs] [nu-core, rb]] | drop column",
+            result: Some(vec![
+                row! { "lib".into() => Value::from("nu-lib") },
+                row! { "lib".into() => Value::from("nu-core") },
+            ]),
+        }]
+    }
+}
+
+async fn drop(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let (Arguments { columns }, input) = args.process().await?;
+
+    let to_drop = if let Some(quantity) = columns {
+        *quantity as usize
+    } else {
+        1
+    };
+
+    Ok(input
+        .map(move |item| {
+            let headers = item.data_descriptors();
+
+            let descs = match headers.len() {
+                0 => &headers[..],
+                n if to_drop > n => &[],
+                n => &headers[..n - to_drop],
+            };
+
+            select_fields(&item, descs, item.tag())
+        })
+        .map(ReturnSuccess::value)
+        .to_output_stream())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/drop/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/drop/command.rs
@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ use nu_errors::ShellError;
 use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue};
 use nu_source::Tagged;

-pub struct Drop;
+pub struct Command;

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct DropArgs {
+pub struct Arguments {
    rows: Option<Tagged<u64>>,
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl WholeStreamCommand for Drop {
+impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
    fn name(&self) -> &str {
        "drop"
    }
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Drop {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Remove the last number of rows. If you want to remove columns, try 'reject'."
+        "Remove the last number of rows or columns."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Drop {
 }

 async fn drop(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-    let (DropArgs { rows }, input) = args.process().await?;
+    let (Arguments { rows }, input) = args.process().await?;
    let v: Vec<_> = input.into_vec().await;

    let rows_to_drop = if let Some(quantity) = rows {
@ -76,16 +76,3 @@ async fn drop(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
        futures::stream::iter(iter).to_output_stream()
    })
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::Drop;
-    use super::ShellError;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
-        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;
-
-        Ok(test_examples(Drop {})?)
-    }
-}
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/drop/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/drop/mod.rs
@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+mod column;
+mod command;
+
+pub use column::SubCommand as DropColumn;
+pub use command::Command as Drop;
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/du.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/du.rs
@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Du {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Find disk usage sizes of specified items"
+        "Find disk usage sizes of specified items."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -168,6 +168,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Du {})?)
+        test_examples(Du {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/each/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/each/command.rs
@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub(crate) fn make_indexed_item(index: usize, item: Value) -> Value {
 }

 async fn each(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-    let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_raw(&raw_args));
+    let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_args(&raw_args));

    let (each_args, input): (EachArgs, _) = raw_args.process().await?;
    let block = Arc::new(Box::new(each_args.block));
@ -160,6 +160,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Each {})?)
+        test_examples(Each {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/each/group.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/each/group.rs
@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for EachGroup {
    }

    async fn run(&self, raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-        let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_raw(&raw_args));
+        let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_args(&raw_args));
        let (each_args, input): (EachGroupArgs, _) = raw_args.process().await?;
        let block = Arc::new(Box::new(each_args.block));

@ -111,6 +111,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(EachGroup {})?)
+        test_examples(EachGroup {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/each/window.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/each/window.rs
@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for EachWindow {
    }

    async fn run(&self, raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-        let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_raw(&raw_args));
+        let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_args(&raw_args));
        let (each_args, mut input): (EachWindowArgs, _) = raw_args.process().await?;
        let block = Arc::new(Box::new(each_args.block));

@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(EachWindow {})?)
+        test_examples(EachWindow {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/echo.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/echo.rs
@ -200,6 +200,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Echo {})?)
+        test_examples(Echo {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/empty.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/empty.rs
@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ use nu_protocol::{
    hir::CapturedBlock, ColumnPath, Primitive, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape,
    UntaggedValue, Value,
 };
-use nu_source::Tagged;
-use nu_value_ext::{as_string, ValueExt};

+use crate::utils::arguments::arguments;
 use futures::stream::once;
+use nu_value_ext::{as_string, ValueExt};

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Arguments {
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Check for empty values"
+        "Check for empty values."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
 async fn is_empty(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
    let tag = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
    let name_tag = Arc::new(args.call_info.name_tag.clone());
-    let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_raw(&args));
-    let (Arguments { rest }, input) = args.process().await?;
-    let (columns, default_block): (Vec<ColumnPath>, Option<Box<CapturedBlock>>) = arguments(rest)?;
+    let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_args(&args));
+    let (Arguments { mut rest }, input) = args.process().await?;
+    let (columns, default_block): (Vec<ColumnPath>, Option<Box<CapturedBlock>>) =
+        arguments(&mut rest)?;
    let default_block = Arc::new(default_block);

    if input.is_empty() {
@ -130,37 +131,6 @@ async fn is_empty(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
        .to_output_stream())
 }

-fn arguments(
-    rest: Vec<Value>,
-) -> Result<(Vec<ColumnPath>, Option<Box<CapturedBlock>>), ShellError> {
-    let mut rest = rest;
-    let mut columns = vec![];
-    let mut default = None;
-
-    let last_argument = rest.pop();
-
-    match last_argument {
-        Some(Value {
-            value: UntaggedValue::Block(call),
-            ..
-        }) => default = Some(call),
-        Some(other) => {
-            let Tagged { item: path, .. } = other.as_column_path()?;
-
-            columns = vec![path];
-        }
-        None => {}
-    };
-
-    for argument in rest {
-        let Tagged { item: path, .. } = argument.as_column_path()?;
-
-        columns.push(path);
-    }
-
-    Ok((columns, default))
-}
-
 async fn process_row(
    context: Arc<EvaluationContext>,
    input: Value,
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/enter.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/enter.rs
@ -39,14 +39,16 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Enter {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        r#"Create a new shell and begin at this path.
-        
-Multiple encodings are supported for reading text files by using
+        "Create a new shell and begin at this path."
+    }
+
+    fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
+        r#"Multiple encodings are supported for reading text files by using
 the '--encoding <encoding>' parameter. Here is an example of a few:
 big5, euc-jp, euc-kr, gbk, iso-8859-1, utf-16, cp1252, latin5

 For a more complete list of encodings please refer to the encoding_rs
-documentation link at https://docs.rs/encoding_rs/0.8.23/encoding_rs/#statics"#
+documentation link at https://docs.rs/encoding_rs/0.8.28/encoding_rs/#statics"#
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -189,6 +191,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Enter {})?)
+        test_examples(Enter {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/every.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/every.rs
@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Every {})?)
+        test_examples(Every {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/exec.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/exec.rs
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Exec {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Execute command"
+        "Execute command."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/exit.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/exit.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{CommandAction, ReturnSuccess, Signature};
+use nu_protocol::{CommandAction, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape};

 pub struct Exit;

@ -11,11 +11,17 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Exit {
    }

    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("exit").switch("now", "exit out of the shell immediately", Some('n'))
+        Signature::build("exit")
+            .optional(
+                "code",
+                SyntaxShape::Number,
+                "Status code to return if this was the last shell or --now was specified",
+            )
+            .switch("now", "Exit out of the shell immediately", Some('n'))
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Exit the current shell (or all shells)"
+        "Exit the current shell (or all shells)."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -41,10 +47,16 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Exit {
 pub async fn exit(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
    let args = args.evaluate_once().await?;

-    let command_action = if args.call_info.args.has("now") {
-        CommandAction::Exit
+    let code = if let Some(value) = args.call_info.args.nth(0) {
+        value.as_i32()?
    } else {
-        CommandAction::LeaveShell
+        0
+    };
+
+    let command_action = if args.call_info.args.has("now") {
+        CommandAction::Exit(code)
+    } else {
+        CommandAction::LeaveShell(code)
    };

    Ok(OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::action(command_action)))
@ -59,6 +71,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Exit {})?)
+        test_examples(Exit {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/first.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/first.rs
@ -72,6 +72,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(First {})?)
+        test_examples(First {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/flatten.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/flatten.rs
@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ async fn flatten(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
    let (Arguments { rest: columns }, input) = args.process().await?;

    Ok(input
-        .map(move |item| {
-            futures::stream::iter(flat_value(&columns, &item, &tag).into_iter().flatten())
-        })
+        .map(move |item| futures::stream::iter(flat_value(&columns, &item, &tag).into_iter()))
        .flatten()
        .to_output_stream())
 }
@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ fn flat_value(
    columns: &[Tagged<String>],
    item: &Value,
    name_tag: impl Into<Tag>,
-) -> Result<Vec<Result<ReturnSuccess, ShellError>>, ShellError> {
+) -> Vec<Result<ReturnSuccess, ShellError>> {
    let tag = item.tag.clone();
    let name_tag = name_tag.into();

@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ fn flat_value(
                                name_tag.span
                            };

-                        return Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(
+                        return vec![ReturnSuccess::value(
                            UntaggedValue::Error(ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(
                                "can only flatten one inner table at the same time",
                                "tried flattening more than one column with inner tables",
@ -130,7 +128,7 @@ fn flat_value(
                                already_flattened,
                            ))
                            .into_value(name_tag),
-                        )]);
+                        )];
                    }

                    if !columns.is_empty() {
@ -179,5 +177,5 @@ fn flat_value(
        }
    };

-    Ok(res.into_iter().map(ReturnSuccess::value).collect())
+    res.into_iter().map(ReturnSuccess::value).collect()
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/format/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/format/command.rs
@ -145,6 +145,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Format {})?)
+        test_examples(Format {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/format/format_filesize.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/format/format_filesize.rs
@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use nu_errors::ShellError;
-
+use nu_data::base::shape::InlineShape;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
+use nu_errors::ShellError;
 use nu_protocol::{
-    ColumnPath, Primitive::Filesize, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue,
-    UntaggedValue::Primitive, Value,
+    ColumnPath, Primitive::Filesize, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value,
 };
 use nu_source::Tagged;
 use nu_value_ext::get_data_by_column_path;

-use num_format::{Locale, ToFormattedString};
-
 pub struct FileSize;

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@ -71,12 +68,25 @@ async fn process_row(
    Ok({
        let replace_for = get_data_by_column_path(&input, &field, move |_, _, error| error);
        match replace_for {
-            Ok(s) => match convert_bytes_to_string_using_format(s, format) {
-                Ok(b) => OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
-                    input.replace_data_at_column_path(&field, b).expect("Given that the existence check was already done, this shouldn't trigger never"),
-                )),
-                Err(e) => OutputStream::one(Err(e)),
-            },
+            Ok(s) => {
+                if let Value {
+                    value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Filesize(fs)),
+                    ..
+                } = s
+                {
+                    let byte_format = InlineShape::format_bytes(&fs, Some(&format.item));
+                    let byte_value = Value::from(byte_format.1);
+                    OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
+                        input.replace_data_at_column_path(&field, byte_value).expect("Given that the existence check was already done, this shouldn't trigger never"),
+                    ))
+                } else {
+                    return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                        "the data in this row is not of the type filesize",
+                        "invalid datatype in row",
+                        input.tag(),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
            Err(e) => OutputStream::one(Err(e)),
        }
    })
@ -102,76 +112,6 @@ async fn filesize(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
        .to_output_stream())
 }

-fn convert_bytes_to_string_using_format(
-    bytes: Value,
-    format: Tagged<String>,
-) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
-    match bytes.value {
-        Primitive(Filesize(b)) => {
-            let byte = byte_unit::Byte::from_bytes(b as u128);
-            let value = match format.item().to_lowercase().as_str() {
-                "b" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(b.to_formatted_string(&Locale::en))),
-                "kb" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::KB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "kib" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::KiB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "mb" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::MB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "mib" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::MiB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "gb" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::GB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "gib" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::GiB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "tb" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::TB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "tib" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::TiB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "pb" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::PB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "pib" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::PiB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "eb" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::EB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "eib" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::EiB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "zb" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::ZB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                "zib" => Ok(UntaggedValue::string(
-                    byte.get_adjusted_unit(byte_unit::ByteUnit::ZiB).to_string(),
-                )),
-                _ => Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
-                    format!("Invalid format code: {:}", format.item()),
-                    "invalid format",
-                    format.tag(),
-                )),
-            };
-            match value {
-                Ok(b) => Ok(Value { value: b, ..bytes }),
-                Err(e) => Err(e),
-            }
-        }
-        _ => Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
-            "the data in this row is not of the type filesize",
-            "invalid row type",
-            bytes.tag(),
-        )),
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
    use super::FileSize;
@ -181,6 +121,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FileSize {})?)
+        test_examples(FileSize {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from.rs
@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for From {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Parse content (string or binary) as a table (input format based on subcommand, like csv, ini, json, toml)"
+        "Parse content (string or binary) as a table (input format based on subcommand, like csv, ini, json, toml)."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
        Ok(OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
-            UntaggedValue::string(get_help(&From, &args.scope)).into_value(Tag::unknown()),
+            UntaggedValue::string(get_full_help(&From, &args.scope)).into_value(Tag::unknown()),
        )))
    }
 }
@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(From {})?)
+        test_examples(From {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_csv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_csv.rs
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub struct FromCSV;

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct FromCSVArgs {
-    headerless: bool,
+    noheaders: bool,
    separator: Option<Value>,
 }

@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for FromCSV {
                Some('s'),
            )
            .switch(
-                "headerless",
+                "noheaders",
                "don't treat the first row as column names",
-                None,
+                Some('n'),
            )
    }

@ -50,7 +50,12 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for FromCSV {
            },
            Example {
                description: "Convert comma-separated data to a table, ignoring headers",
-                example: "open data.txt | from csv --headerless",
+                example: "open data.txt | from csv --noheaders",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Convert comma-separated data to a table, ignoring headers",
+                example: "open data.txt | from csv -n",
                result: None,
            },
            Example {
@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ async fn from_csv(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {

    let (
        FromCSVArgs {
-            headerless,
+            noheaders,
            separator,
        },
        input,
@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ async fn from_csv(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
        _ => ',',
    };

-    from_delimited_data(headerless, sep, "CSV", input, name).await
+    from_delimited_data(noheaders, sep, "CSV", input, name).await
 }

 #[cfg(test)]
@ -107,6 +112,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromCSV {})?)
+        test_examples(FromCSV {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_delimited_data.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_delimited_data.rs
@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ use nu_protocol::{TaggedDictBuilder, UntaggedValue, Value};

 fn from_delimited_string_to_value(
    s: String,
-    headerless: bool,
+    noheaders: bool,
    separator: char,
    tag: impl Into<Tag>,
 ) -> Result<Value, csv::Error> {
    let mut reader = ReaderBuilder::new()
-        .has_headers(!headerless)
+        .has_headers(!noheaders)
        .delimiter(separator as u8)
        .from_reader(s.as_bytes());
    let tag = tag.into();
    let span = tag.span;

-    let headers = if headerless {
+    let headers = if noheaders {
        (1..=reader.headers()?.len())
            .map(|i| format!("Column{}", i))
            .collect::<Vec<String>>()
@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn from_delimited_string_to_value(
 }

 pub async fn from_delimited_data(
-    headerless: bool,
+    noheaders: bool,
    sep: char,
    format_name: &'static str,
    input: InputStream,
@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub async fn from_delimited_data(
    let concat_string = input.collect_string(name_tag.clone()).await?;
    let sample_lines = concat_string.item.lines().take(3).collect_vec().join("\n");

-    match from_delimited_string_to_value(concat_string.item, headerless, sep, name_tag.clone()) {
+    match from_delimited_string_to_value(concat_string.item, noheaders, sep, name_tag.clone()) {
        Ok(x) => match x {
            Value {
                value: UntaggedValue::Table(list),
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_eml.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_eml.rs
@ -128,6 +128,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromEML {})?)
+        test_examples(FromEML {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_ics.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_ics.rs
@ -247,6 +247,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromIcs {})?)
+        test_examples(FromIcs {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_ini.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_ini.rs
@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromINI {})?)
+        test_examples(FromINI {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_json.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_json.rs
@ -142,6 +142,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromJSON {})?)
+        test_examples(FromJSON {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_ods.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_ods.rs
@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub struct FromODS;

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct FromODSArgs {
-    headerless: bool,
+    noheaders: bool,
 }

 #[async_trait]
@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for FromODS {

    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
        Signature::build("from ods").switch(
-            "headerless",
+            "noheaders",
            "don't treat the first row as column names",
-            None,
+            Some('n'),
        )
    }

@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ async fn from_ods(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {

    let (
        FromODSArgs {
-            headerless: _headerless,
+            noheaders: _noheaders,
        },
        input,
    ) = args.process().await?;
@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromODS {})?)
+        test_examples(FromODS {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_ssv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_ssv.rs
@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub struct FromSSV;

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct FromSSVArgs {
-    headerless: bool,
+    noheaders: bool,
    #[serde(rename(deserialize = "aligned-columns"))]
    aligned_columns: bool,
    #[serde(rename(deserialize = "minimum-spaces"))]
@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for FromSSV {
    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
        Signature::build(STRING_REPRESENTATION)
            .switch(
-                "headerless",
+                "noheaders",
                "don't treat the first row as column names",
-                None,
+                Some('n'),
            )
            .switch("aligned-columns", "assume columns are aligned", Some('a'))
            .named(
@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ fn parse_separated_columns<'a>(

 fn string_to_table(
    s: &str,
-    headerless: bool,
+    noheaders: bool,
    aligned_columns: bool,
    split_at: usize,
 ) -> Vec<Vec<(String, String)>> {
    let mut lines = s.lines().filter(|l| !l.trim().is_empty());
    let separator = " ".repeat(std::cmp::max(split_at, 1));

-    let (ls, header_options) = if headerless {
+    let (ls, header_options) = if noheaders {
        (lines, HeaderOptions::WithoutHeaders)
    } else {
        match lines.next() {
@ -223,13 +223,13 @@ fn string_to_table(

 fn from_ssv_string_to_value(
    s: &str,
-    headerless: bool,
+    noheaders: bool,
    aligned_columns: bool,
    split_at: usize,
    tag: impl Into<Tag>,
-) -> Option<Value> {
+) -> Value {
    let tag = tag.into();
-    let rows = string_to_table(s, headerless, aligned_columns, split_at)
+    let rows = string_to_table(s, noheaders, aligned_columns, split_at)
        .iter()
        .map(|row| {
            let mut tagged_dict = TaggedDictBuilder::new(&tag);
@ -244,14 +244,14 @@ fn from_ssv_string_to_value(
        })
        .collect();

-    Some(UntaggedValue::Table(rows).into_value(&tag))
+    UntaggedValue::Table(rows).into_value(&tag)
 }

 async fn from_ssv(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
    let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
    let (
        FromSSVArgs {
-            headerless,
+            noheaders,
            aligned_columns,
            minimum_spaces,
        },
@ -266,28 +266,18 @@ async fn from_ssv(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
    Ok(
        match from_ssv_string_to_value(
            &concat_string.item,
-            headerless,
+            noheaders,
            aligned_columns,
            split_at,
            name.clone(),
        ) {
-            Some(x) => match x {
-                Value {
-                    value: UntaggedValue::Table(list),
-                    ..
-                } => futures::stream::iter(list.into_iter().map(ReturnSuccess::value))
-                    .to_output_stream(),
-                x => OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(x)),
-            },
-            None => {
-                return Err(ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(
-                    "Could not parse as SSV",
-                    "input cannot be parsed ssv",
-                    &name,
-                    "value originates from here",
-                    &concat_string.tag,
-                ));
+            Value {
+                value: UntaggedValue::Table(list),
+                ..
+            } => {
+                futures::stream::iter(list.into_iter().map(ReturnSuccess::value)).to_output_stream()
            }
+            x => OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(x)),
        },
    )
 }
@ -333,7 +323,7 @@ mod tests {
    }

    #[test]
-    fn it_uses_first_row_as_data_when_headerless() {
+    fn it_uses_first_row_as_data_when_noheaders() {
        let input = r#"
            a b
            1 2
@ -445,7 +435,7 @@ mod tests {
    }

    #[test]
-    fn it_handles_empty_values_when_headerless_and_aligned_columns() {
+    fn it_handles_empty_values_when_noheaders_and_aligned_columns() {
        let input = r#"
            a multi-word value  b           d
            1                        3-3    4
@ -489,11 +479,11 @@ mod tests {
                kubernetes-ro     component=apiserver,provider=kubernetes   <none>                    172.30.0.1      80/TCP
            "#;

-        let aligned_columns_headerless = string_to_table(input, true, true, 2);
-        let separator_headerless = string_to_table(input, true, false, 2);
+        let aligned_columns_noheaders = string_to_table(input, true, true, 2);
+        let separator_noheaders = string_to_table(input, true, false, 2);
        let aligned_columns_with_headers = string_to_table(input, false, true, 2);
        let separator_with_headers = string_to_table(input, false, false, 2);
-        assert_eq!(aligned_columns_headerless, separator_headerless);
+        assert_eq!(aligned_columns_noheaders, separator_noheaders);
        assert_eq!(aligned_columns_with_headers, separator_with_headers);
    }

@ -502,6 +492,6 @@ mod tests {
        use super::FromSSV;
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromSSV {})?)
+        test_examples(FromSSV {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_toml.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_toml.rs
@ -99,6 +99,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromTOML {})?)
+        test_examples(FromTOML {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_tsv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_tsv.rs
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub struct FromTSV;

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct FromTSVArgs {
-    headerless: bool,
+    noheaders: bool,
 }

 #[async_trait]
@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for FromTSV {

    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
        Signature::build("from tsv").switch(
-            "headerless",
+            "noheaders",
            "don't treat the first row as column names",
-            None,
+            Some('n'),
        )
    }

@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for FromTSV {

 async fn from_tsv(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
    let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
-    let (FromTSVArgs { headerless }, input) = args.process().await?;
+    let (FromTSVArgs { noheaders }, input) = args.process().await?;

-    from_delimited_data(headerless, '\t', "TSV", input, name).await
+    from_delimited_data(noheaders, '\t', "TSV", input, name).await
 }

 #[cfg(test)]
@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromTSV {})?)
+        test_examples(FromTSV {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_url.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_url.rs
@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromURL {})?)
+        test_examples(FromURL {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_vcf.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_vcf.rs
@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromVcf {})?)
+        test_examples(FromVcf {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_xlsx.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_xlsx.rs
@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub struct FromXLSX;

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct FromXLSXArgs {
-    headerless: bool,
+    noheaders: bool,
 }

 #[async_trait]
@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for FromXLSX {

    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
        Signature::build("from xlsx").switch(
-            "headerless",
+            "noheaders",
            "don't treat the first row as column names",
-            None,
+            Some('n'),
        )
    }

@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async fn from_xlsx(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
    let span = tag.span;
    let (
        FromXLSXArgs {
-            headerless: _headerless,
+            noheaders: _noheaders,
        },
        input,
    ) = args.process().await?;
@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromXLSX {})?)
+        test_examples(FromXLSX {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_xml.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_xml.rs
@ -301,6 +301,6 @@ mod tests {
        use super::FromXML;
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromXML {})?)
+        test_examples(FromXML {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_yaml.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/from_yaml.rs
@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub fn from_yaml_string_to_value(s: String, tag: impl Into<Tag>) -> Result<Value
            &tag,
        )
    })?;
-    Ok(convert_yaml_value_to_nu_value(&v, tag)?)
+    convert_yaml_value_to_nu_value(&v, tag)
 }

 async fn from_yaml(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(FromYAML {})?)
+        test_examples(FromYAML {})
    }

    #[test]
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/get.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/get.rs
@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::arguments::arguments;
 use indexmap::set::IndexSet;
 use log::trace;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
@ -10,22 +11,22 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 use nu_source::HasFallibleSpan;
 use nu_value_ext::get_data_by_column_path;

-pub struct Get;
+pub struct Command;

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct GetArgs {
-    rest: Vec<ColumnPath>,
+pub struct Arguments {
+    rest: Vec<Value>,
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl WholeStreamCommand for Get {
+impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
    fn name(&self) -> &str {
        "get"
    }

    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
        Signature::build("get").rest(
-            SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
+            SyntaxShape::Any,
            "optionally return additional data by path",
        )
    }
@ -55,7 +56,9 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Get {
 }

 pub async fn get(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-    let (GetArgs { rest: column_paths }, mut input) = args.process().await?;
+    let (Arguments { mut rest }, mut input) = args.process().await?;
+    let (column_paths, _) = arguments(&mut rest)?;
+
    if column_paths.is_empty() {
        let vec = input.drain_vec().await;

@ -255,16 +258,3 @@ pub fn get_column_from_row_error(
        )),
    }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::Get;
-    use super::ShellError;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
-        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;
-
-        Ok(test_examples(Get {})?)
-    }
-}
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/group_by.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/group_by.rs
@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
                result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::row(indexmap! {
                    "File".to_string() => UntaggedValue::Table(vec![
                        UntaggedValue::row(indexmap! {
-                                "name".to_string() =>          UntaggedValue::string("Andrés.txt").into(),
+                                "name".to_string() =>          UntaggedValue::string("Andres.txt").into(),
                                "type".to_string() =>                UntaggedValue::string("File").into(),
                            "chickens".to_string() =>                       UntaggedValue::int(10).into(),
                            "modified".to_string() => date("2019-07-23".tagged_unknown()).unwrap().into(),
                        }).into(),
                        UntaggedValue::row(indexmap! {
-                                "name".to_string() =>          UntaggedValue::string("Andrés.txt").into(),
+                                "name".to_string() =>          UntaggedValue::string("Darren.txt").into(),
                                "type".to_string() =>                UntaggedValue::string("File").into(),
                            "chickens".to_string() =>                       UntaggedValue::int(20).into(),
                            "modified".to_string() => date("2019-09-24".tagged_unknown()).unwrap().into(),
@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ enum Grouper {

 pub async fn group_by(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
    let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
-    let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_raw(&args));
+    let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_args(&args));
    let (Arguments { grouper }, input) = args.process().await?;

    let values: Vec<Value> = input.collect().await;
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/group_by_date.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/group_by_date.rs
@ -139,6 +139,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(GroupByDate {})?)
+        test_examples(GroupByDate {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/hash_/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/hash_/command.rs
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
        Ok(OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
-            UntaggedValue::string(get_help(&Command, &args.scope)).into_value(Tag::unknown()),
+            UntaggedValue::string(get_full_help(&Command, &args.scope)).into_value(Tag::unknown()),
        )))
    }
 }
@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Command {})?)
+        test_examples(Command {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/headers.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/headers.rs
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Headers {
    }

    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Use the first row of the table as column names"
+        "Use the first row of the table as column names."
    }

    async fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Headers {})?)
+        test_examples(Headers {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/help.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/help.rs
@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ async fn help(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
            let command_name = format!("{} {}", rest[0].item, rest[1].item);
            if let Some(command) = scope.get_command(&command_name) {
                Ok(OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
-                    UntaggedValue::string(get_help(command.stream_command(), &scope))
+                    UntaggedValue::string(get_full_help(command.stream_command(), &scope))
                        .into_value(Tag::unknown()),
                )))
            } else {
@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ async fn help(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
            }
        } else if let Some(command) = scope.get_command(&rest[0].item) {
            Ok(OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
-                UntaggedValue::string(get_help(command.stream_command(), &scope))
+                UntaggedValue::string(get_full_help(command.stream_command(), &scope))
                    .into_value(Tag::unknown()),
            )))
        } else {
@ -217,6 +217,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Help {})?)
+        test_examples(Help {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/histogram.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/histogram.rs
@ -225,6 +225,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(Histogram {})?)
+        test_examples(Histogram {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/history.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/history.rs
@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(History {})?)
+        test_examples(History {})
    }
 }
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/if_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/if_.rs
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for If {
 }
 async fn if_command(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
    let tag = raw_args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
-    let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_raw(&raw_args));
+    let context = Arc::new(EvaluationContext::from_args(&raw_args));

    let (
        IfArgs {
@ -137,6 +137,6 @@ mod tests {
    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;

-        Ok(test_examples(If {})?)
+        test_examples(If {})
    }
 }
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More