nushell/docs/commands/into_binary.md
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Experiment: Allow both $true/true and $false/false (#4696)
* Change true/false to keywords

* oops, clippy

* Both kinds of bools

* Add in some boolean variables

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---
title: into binary
layout: command
version: 0.59.0
---
Convert value to a binary primitive
## Signature
```> into binary ...rest```
## Parameters
- `...rest`: column paths to convert to binary (for table input)
## Examples
convert string to a nushell binary primitive
```shell
> 'This is a string that is exactly 52 characters long.' | into binary
```
convert a number to a nushell binary primitive
```shell
> 1 | into binary
```
convert a boolean to a nushell binary primitive
```shell
> true | into binary
```
convert a filesize to a nushell binary primitive
```shell
> ls | where name == LICENSE | get size | into binary
```
convert a filepath to a nushell binary primitive
```shell
> ls | where name == LICENSE | get name | path expand | into binary
```
convert a decimal to a nushell binary primitive
```shell
> 1.234 | into binary
```