nushell/crates/nu-std/lib/help.nu
Bob Hyman 9e9fe83bfd
Parameter defaults to $nu.scope.commands (#9152)
(*third* try at posting this PR, #9104, like #9084, got polluted with
unrelated commits. I'm never going to pull from the github feature
branch again!)

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Show parameter defaults in scope command signature, where they're
available for display by help.
per https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/8928.

I found unexpected ramifications in one completer (NuHelpCompleter) and
plugins, which both use the flag-formatting routine from builtin help.
For the moment I made the minimum necessary changes to get the mainline
scenario to pass tests and run. But we should circle back on what to do
with plugins and help completer..

# User-Facing Changes
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1. New `parameter_default` column to `signatures` table in
`$nu.scope.commands`
It is populated with whatever parameters can be defaulted: currently
positional args and named flags.
2. Built in help (both `help <command>` and `<command> --help` will
display the defaults
3. Help completer will display defaults for flags, but not for
positionals.

Example:
A custom command with some default parameters:
```
〉cat ~/work/dflts.nu 
# sample function to show defaults in help
export def main [
    arg1: string        # mandatory positional
    arg2:string=abc     # optional positional
    --switch            # no default here
    --named:int         # named flag, no default
    --other:string=def  # flag 
    --hard:record<foo:int bar:string, bas:bool> # default can be compound type
            = {foo:22, bar:"other worlds", bas:false}
] { {arg1: $arg1,
    arg2: $arg2,
    switch: $switch,
    named: $named,
    other: $other,
    hard: $hard, }
}

〉use ~/work/dflts.nu

〉$nu.scope.commands | where name == 'dflts' | get signatures.0.any | reject short_flag description custom_completion
╭───┬────────────────┬────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────────────────╮
│ # │ parameter_name │ parameter_type │               syntax_shape               │ is_optional │     parameter_default     │
├───┼────────────────┼────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────────┤
│ 0 │                │ input          │ any                                      │ false       │                           │
│ 1 │ arg1           │ positional     │ string                                   │ false       │                           │
│ 2 │ arg2           │ positional     │ string                                   │ true        │ abc                       │
│ 3 │ switch         │ switch         │                                          │ true        │                           │
│ 4 │ named          │ named          │ int                                      │ true        │                           │
│ 5 │ other          │ named          │ string                                   │ true        │ def                       │
│ 6 │ hard           │ named          │ record<foo: int, bar: string, bas: bool> │ true        │ ╭───────┬───────────────╮ │
│   │                │                │                                          │             │ │ foo   │ 22            │ │
│   │                │                │                                          │             │ │ bar   │ other worlds  │ │
│   │                │                │                                          │             │ │ bas   │ false         │ │
│   │                │                │                                          │             │ ╰───────┴───────────────╯ │
│ 7 │                │ output         │ any                                      │ false       │                           │
╰───┴────────────────┴────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────────────────╯

〉help dflts
sample function to show defaults in help

Usage:
  > dflts {flags} <arg1> (arg2) 

Flags:
  --switch - switch -- no default here
  --named <Int> - named flag, typed, but no default
  --other <String> - flag with default (default: 'def')
  --hard <Record([("foo", Int), ("bar", String), ("bas", Boolean)])> - default can be compound type (default: {foo: 22, bar: 'other worlds', bas: false})
  -h, --help - Display the help message for this command

Parameters:
  arg1 <string>: mandatory positional
  arg2 <string>: optional positional (optional, default: 'abc')
```

Compared to (relevant bits of) help output previously:
```
Flags:
  -h, --help - Display the help message for this command
  -, --switch - no default here
  -, --named <int> - named flag, no default
  -, --other <string> - flag
  -, --hard <record<foo: int, bar: string, bas: bool>> - default can be compound type

Signatures:
  <any> | dflts <string> <string> -> <any>

Parameters:
  arg1 <string>: mandatory positional
  (optional) arg2 <string>: optional positional
```

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def error-fmt [] {
$"(ansi red)($in)(ansi reset)"
}
def throw-error [error: string, msg: string, span: record] {
error make {
msg: ($error | error-fmt)
label: {
text: $msg
start: $span.start
end: $span.end
}
}
}
def module-not-found-error [span: record] {
throw-error "std::help::module_not_found" "module not found" $span
}
def alias-not-found-error [span: record] {
throw-error "std::help::alias_not_found" "alias not found" $span
}
def extern-not-found-error [span: record] {
throw-error "std::help::extern_not_found" "extern not found" $span
}
def operator-not-found-error [span: record] {
throw-error "std::help::operator_not_found" "operator not found" $span
}
def command-not-found-error [span: record] {
throw-error "std::help::command_not_found" "command not found" $span
}
def get-all-operators [] { return [
[type, operator, name, description, precedence];
[Assignment, =, Assign, "Assigns a value to a variable.", 10]
[Assignment, +=, PlusAssign, "Adds a value to a variable.", 10]
[Assignment, ++=, AppendAssign, "Appends a list or a value to a variable.", 10]
[Assignment, -=, MinusAssign, "Subtracts a value from a variable.", 10]
[Assignment, *=, MultiplyAssign, "Multiplies a variable by a value.", 10]
[Assignment, /=, DivideAssign, "Divides a variable by a value.", 10]
[Comparison, ==, Equal, "Checks if two values are equal.", 80]
[Comparison, !=, NotEqual, "Checks if two values are not equal.", 80]
[Comparison, <, LessThan, "Checks if a value is less than another.", 80]
[Comparison, <=, LessThanOrEqual, "Checks if a value is less than or equal to another.", 80]
[Comparison, >, GreaterThan, "Checks if a value is greater than another.", 80]
[Comparison, >=, GreaterThanOrEqual, "Checks if a value is greater than or equal to another.", 80]
[Comparison, =~, RegexMatch, "Checks if a value matches a regular expression.", 80]
[Comparison, !~, NotRegexMatch, "Checks if a value does not match a regular expression.", 80]
[Comparison, in, In, "Checks if a value is in a list or string.", 80]
[Comparison, not-in, NotIn, "Checks if a value is not in a list or string.", 80]
[Comparison, starts-with, StartsWith, "Checks if a string starts with another.", 80]
[Comparison, ends-with, EndsWith, "Checks if a string ends with another.", 80]
[Comparison, not, UnaryNot, "Negates a value or expression.", 0]
[Math, +, Plus, "Adds two values.", 90]
[Math, ++, Append, "Appends two lists or a list and a value.", 80]
[Math, -, Minus, "Subtracts two values.", 90]
[Math, *, Multiply, "Multiplies two values.", 95]
[Math, /, Divide, "Divides two values.", 95]
[Math, //, FloorDivision, "Divides two values and floors the result.", 95]
[Math, mod, Modulo, "Divides two values and returns the remainder.", 95]
[Math, **, "Pow ", "Raises one value to the power of another.", 100]
[Bitwise, bit-or, BitOr, "Performs a bitwise OR on two values.", 60]
[Bitwise, bit-xor, BitXor, "Performs a bitwise XOR on two values.", 70]
[Bitwise, bit-and, BitAnd, "Performs a bitwise AND on two values.", 75]
[Bitwise, bit-shl, ShiftLeft, "Shifts a value left by another.", 85]
[Bitwise, bit-shr, ShiftRight, "Shifts a value right by another.", 85]
[Boolean, and, And, "Checks if two values are true.", 50]
[Boolean, or, Or, "Checks if either value is true.", 40]
[Boolean, xor, Xor, "Checks if one value is true and the other is false.", 45]
]}
def "nu-complete list-aliases" [] {
$nu.scope.aliases | select name usage | rename value description
}
def "nu-complete list-modules" [] {
$nu.scope.modules | select name usage | rename value description
}
def "nu-complete list-operators" [] {
let completions = (
get-all-operators
| select name description
| rename value description
)
$completions
}
def "nu-complete list-commands" [] {
$nu.scope.commands | select name usage | rename value description
}
def "nu-complete list-externs" [] {
$nu.scope.commands | where is_extern | select name usage | rename value description
}
def print-help-header [
text: string
--no-newline (-n): bool
] {
let header = $"(ansi green)($text)(ansi reset):"
if $no_newline {
print -n $header
} else {
print $header
}
}
def show-module [module: record] {
if not ($module.usage? | is-empty) {
print $module.usage
print ""
}
print-help-header -n "Module"
print $" ($module.name)"
print ""
if not ($module.commands? | is-empty) {
print-help-header "Exported commands"
print -n " "
let commands_string = (
$module.commands
| each {|command|
$"($command) (char lparen)($module.name) ($command)(char rparen)"
}
| str join ", "
)
print $commands_string
print ""
}
if not ($module.aliases? | is-empty) {
print-help-header -n "Exported aliases:"
print $module.aliases
print ""
}
if ($module.env_block? | is-empty) {
print $"This module (ansi cyan)does not export(ansi reset) environment."
} else {
print $"This module (ansi cyan)exports(ansi reset) environment."
view source $module.env_block
}
}
# Show help on nushell modules.
#
# When requesting help for a single module, its commands and aliases will be highlighted if they
# are also available in the current scope. Commands/aliases that were imported under a different name
# (such as with a prefix after `use some-module`) will be highlighted in parentheses.
#
# Examples:
# > let us define some example modules to play with
# > ```nushell
# > # my foo module
# > module foo {
# > def bar [] { "foo::bar" }
# > export def baz [] { "foo::baz" }
# >
# > export-env {
# > let-env FOO = "foo::FOO"
# > }
# > }
# >
# > # my bar module
# > module bar {
# > def bar [] { "bar::bar" }
# > export def baz [] { "bar::baz" }
# >
# > export-env {
# > let-env BAR = "bar::BAR"
# > }
# > }
# >
# > # my baz module
# > module baz {
# > def foo [] { "baz::foo" }
# > export def bar [] { "baz::bar" }
# >
# > export-env {
# > let-env BAZ = "baz::BAZ"
# > }
# > }
# > ```
#
# show all aliases
# > help modules
# ╭───┬──────┬──────────┬────────────────┬──────────────┬───────────────╮
# │ # │ name │ commands │ aliases │ env_block │ usage │
# ├───┼──────┼──────────┼────────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────┤
# │ 0 │ bar │ [baz] │ [list 0 items] │ <Block 1331> │ my bar module │
# │ 1 │ baz │ [bar] │ [list 0 items] │ <Block 1335> │ my baz module │
# │ 2 │ foo │ [baz] │ [list 0 items] │ <Block 1327> │ my foo module │
# ╰───┴──────┴──────────┴────────────────┴──────────────┴───────────────╯
#
# search for string in module names
# > help modules --find ba
# ╭───┬──────┬─────────────┬────────────────┬──────────────┬───────────────╮
# │ # │ name │ commands │ aliases │ env_block │ usage │
# ├───┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────┤
# │ 0 │ bar │ ╭───┬─────╮ │ [list 0 items] │ <Block 1331> │ my bar module │
# │ │ │ │ 0 │ baz │ │ │ │ │
# │ │ │ ╰───┴─────╯ │ │ │ │
# │ 1 │ baz │ ╭───┬─────╮ │ [list 0 items] │ <Block 1335> │ my baz module │
# │ │ │ │ 0 │ bar │ │ │ │ │
# │ │ │ ╰───┴─────╯ │ │ │ │
# ╰───┴──────┴─────────────┴────────────────┴──────────────┴───────────────╯
#
# search help for single module
# > help modules foo
# my foo module
#
# Module: foo
#
# Exported commands:
# baz [foo baz]
#
# This module exports environment.
# {
# let-env FOO = "foo::FOO"
# }
#
# search for a module that does not exist
# > help modules "does not exist"
# Error:
# × std::help::module_not_found
# ╭─[entry #21:1:1]
# 1 │ help modules "does not exist"
# · ────────┬───────
# · ╰── module not found
# ╰────
export def "help modules" [
...module: string@"nu-complete list-modules" # the name of module to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in module names
] {
let modules = $nu.scope.modules
let module = ($module | str join " ")
if not ($find | is-empty) {
$modules | find $find --columns [name usage]
} else if not ($module | is-empty) {
let found_module = ($modules | where name == $module)
if ($found_module | is-empty) {
module_not_found_error (metadata $module | get span)
}
show-module ($found_module | get 0)
} else {
$modules
}
}
def show-alias [alias: record] {
if not ($alias.usage? | is-empty) {
print $alias.usage
print ""
}
print-help-header -n "Alias"
print $" ($alias.name)"
print ""
print-help-header "Expansion"
print $" ($alias.expansion)"
}
# Show help on nushell aliases.
#
# Examples:
# > let us define a bunch of aliases
# > ```nushell
# > # my foo alias
# > alias foo = echo "this is foo"
# >
# > # my bar alias
# > alias bar = echo "this is bar"
# >
# > # my baz alias
# > alias baz = echo "this is baz"
# >
# > # a multiline alias
# > alias multi = echo "this
# > is
# > a
# > multiline
# > string"
# > ```
#
# show all aliases
# > help aliases
# ╭───┬───────┬────────────────────┬───────────────────╮
# │ # │ name │ expansion │ usage │
# ├───┼───────┼────────────────────┼───────────────────┤
# │ 0 │ bar │ echo "this is bar" │ my bar alias │
# │ 1 │ baz │ echo "this is baz" │ my baz alias │
# │ 2 │ foo │ echo "this is foo" │ my foo alias │
# │ 3 │ multi │ echo "this │ a multiline alias │
# │ │ │ is │ │
# │ │ │ a │ │
# │ │ │ multiline │ │
# │ │ │ string" │ │
# ╰───┴───────┴────────────────────┴───────────────────╯
#
# search for string in alias names
# > help aliases --find ba
# ╭───┬──────┬────────────────────┬──────────────╮
# │ # │ name │ expansion │ usage │
# ├───┼──────┼────────────────────┼──────────────┤
# │ 0 │ bar │ echo "this is bar" │ my bar alias │
# │ 1 │ baz │ echo "this is baz" │ my baz alias │
# ╰───┴──────┴────────────────────┴──────────────╯
#
# search help for single alias
# > help aliases multi
# a multiline alias
#
# Alias: multi
#
# Expansion:
# echo "this
# is
# a
# multiline
# string"
#
# search for an alias that does not exist
# > help aliases "does not exist"
# Error:
# × std::help::alias_not_found
# ╭─[entry #21:1:1]
# 1 │ help aliases "does not exist"
# · ────────┬───────
# · ╰── alias not found
# ╰────
export def "help aliases" [
...alias: string@"nu-complete list-aliases" # the name of alias to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in alias names
] {
let aliases = ($nu.scope.aliases | sort-by name)
let alias = ($alias | str join " ")
if not ($find | is-empty) {
$aliases | find $find --columns [name usage]
} else if not ($alias | is-empty) {
let found_alias = ($aliases | where name == $alias)
if ($found_alias | is-empty) {
alias-not-found-error (metadata $alias | get span)
}
show-alias ($found_alias | get 0)
} else {
$aliases
}
}
def show-extern [extern: record] {
if not ($extern.usage? | is-empty) {
print $extern.usage
print ""
}
print-help-header -n "Extern"
print $" ($extern.name)"
}
# Show help on nushell externs.
export def "help externs" [
...extern: string@"nu-complete list-externs" # the name of extern to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in extern names
] {
let externs = (
$nu.scope.commands
| where is_extern
| select name module_name usage
| sort-by name
| str trim
)
let extern = ($extern | str join " ")
if not ($find | is-empty) {
$externs | find $find --columns [name usage]
} else if not ($extern | is-empty) {
let found_extern = ($externs | where name == $extern)
if ($found_extern | is-empty) {
extern-not-found-error (metadata $extern | get span)
}
show-extern ($found_extern | get 0)
} else {
$externs
}
}
def show-operator [operator: record] {
print-help-header "Description"
print $" ($operator.description)"
print ""
print-help-header -n "Operator"
print ($" ($operator.name) (char lparen)(ansi cyan_bold)($operator.operator)(ansi reset)(char rparen)")
print-help-header -n "Type"
print $" ($operator.type)"
print-help-header -n "Precedence"
print $" ($operator.precedence)"
}
# Show help on nushell operators.
#
# Examples:
# search for string in operators names
# > help operators --find Bit
# ╭───┬─────────┬──────────┬────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┬────────────╮
# │ # │ type │ operator │ name │ description │ precedence │
# ├───┼─────────┼──────────┼────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┼────────────┤
# │ 0 │ Bitwise │ bit-and │ BitAnd │ Performs a bitwise AND on two values. │ 75 │
# │ 1 │ Bitwise │ bit-or │ BitOr │ Performs a bitwise OR on two values. │ 60 │
# │ 2 │ Bitwise │ bit-xor │ BitXor │ Performs a bitwise XOR on two values. │ 70 │
# ╰───┴─────────┴──────────┴────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┴────────────╯
#
# search help for single operator
# > help operators NotRegexMatch
# Description:
# Checks if a value does not match a regular expression.
#
# Operator: NotRegexMatch (!~)
# Type: Comparison
# Precedence: 80
#
# search for an operator that does not exist
# > help operator "does not exist"
# Error:
# × std::help::operator_not_found
# ╭─[entry #21:1:1]
# 1 │ help operator "does not exist"
# · ────────┬───────
# · ╰── operator not found
# ╰────
export def "help operators" [
...operator: string@"nu-complete list-operators" # the name of operator to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in operator names
] {
let operators = (get-all-operators)
let operator = ($operator | str join " ")
if not ($find | is-empty) {
$operators | find $find --columns [type name]
} else if not ($operator | is-empty) {
let found_operator = ($operators | where name == $operator)
if ($found_operator | is-empty) {
operator-not-found-error (metadata $operator | get span)
}
show-operator ($found_operator | get 0)
} else {
$operators
}
}
def show-command [command: record] {
if not ($command.usage? | is-empty) {
print $command.usage
}
if not ($command.extra_usage? | is-empty) {
print ""
print $command.extra_usage
}
if not ($command.search_terms? | is-empty) {
print ""
print-help-header -n "Search terms"
print $" ($command.search_terms)"
}
if not ($command.module_name? | is-empty) {
print ""
print-help-header -n "Module"
print $" ($command.module_name)"
}
if not ($command.category? | is-empty) {
print ""
print-help-header -n "Category"
print $" ($command.category)"
}
print ""
print "This command:"
if ($command.creates_scope) {
print $"- (ansi cyan)does create(ansi reset) a scope."
} else {
print $"- (ansi cyan)does not create(ansi reset) a scope."
}
if ($command.is_builtin) {
print $"- (ansi cyan)is(ansi reset) a built-in command."
} else {
print $"- (ansi cyan)is not(ansi reset) a built-in command."
}
if ($command.is_sub) {
print $"- (ansi cyan)is(ansi reset) a subcommand."
} else {
print $"- (ansi cyan)is not(ansi reset) a subcommand."
}
if ($command.is_plugin) {
print $"- (ansi cyan)is part(ansi reset) of a plugin."
} else {
print $"- (ansi cyan)is not part(ansi reset) of a plugin."
}
if ($command.is_custom) {
print $"- (ansi cyan)is(ansi reset) a custom command."
} else {
print $"- (ansi cyan)is not(ansi reset) a custom command."
}
if ($command.is_keyword) {
print $"- (ansi cyan)is(ansi reset) a keyword."
} else {
print $"- (ansi cyan)is not(ansi reset) a keyword."
}
let signatures = ($command.signatures | transpose | get column1)
if not ($signatures | is-empty) {
let parameters = ($signatures | get 0 | where parameter_type != input and parameter_type != output)
let positionals = ($parameters | where parameter_type == positional and parameter_type != rest)
let flags = ($parameters | where parameter_type != positional and parameter_type != rest)
print ""
print-help-header "Usage"
print -n " > "
print -n $"($command.name) "
if not ($flags | is-empty) {
print -n $"{flags} "
}
for param in $positionals {
print -n $"<($param.parameter_name)> "
}
print ""
}
let subcommands = ($nu.scope.commands | where name =~ $"^($command.name) " | select name usage)
if not ($subcommands | is-empty) {
print ""
print-help-header "Subcommands"
for subcommand in $subcommands {
print $" (ansi teal)($subcommand.name)(ansi reset) - ($subcommand.usage)"
}
}
if not ($signatures | is-empty) {
let parameters = ($signatures | get 0 | where parameter_type != input and parameter_type != output)
let positionals = ($parameters | where parameter_type == positional and parameter_type != rest)
let flags = ($parameters | where parameter_type != positional and parameter_type != rest)
let is_rest = (not ($parameters | where parameter_type == rest | is-empty))
print ""
print-help-header "Flags"
for flag in $flags {
let flag_parts = [ " ",
(if ($flag.short_flag | is-empty) { "" } else {
$"-(ansi teal)($flag.short_flag)(ansi reset), "
}),
(if ($flag.parameter_name | is-empty) { "" } else {
$"--(ansi teal)($flag.parameter_name)(ansi reset)"
}),
(if ($flag.syntax_shape | is-empty) { "" } else {
$": <(ansi light_blue)($flag.syntax_shape)(ansi reset)>"
}),
(if ($flag.description | is-empty) { "" } else {
$" - ($flag.description)"
}),
(if ($flag.parameter_default | is-empty) { "" } else {
$" \(default: ($flag.parameter_default)\)"
}),
]
print ($flag_parts | str join "")
}
print $" (ansi teal)-h(ansi reset), --(ansi teal)help(ansi reset) - Display the help message for this command"
print ""
print-help-header "Signatures"
for signature in $signatures {
let input = ($signature | where parameter_type == input | get 0)
let output = ($signature | where parameter_type == output | get 0)
print -n $" <($input.syntax_shape)> | ($command.name)"
for positional in $positionals {
print -n $" <($positional.syntax_shape)>"
}
print $" -> <($output.syntax_shape)>"
}
if (not ($positionals | is-empty)) or $is_rest {
print ""
print-help-header "Parameters"
for positional in $positionals {
let arg_parts = [ " ",
$"(ansi teal)($positional.parameter_name)(ansi reset)",
(if ($positional.syntax_shape | is-empty) { "" } else {
$": <(ansi light_blue)($positional.syntax_shape)(ansi reset)>"
}),
(if ($positional.description | is-empty) { "" } else {
$" ($positional.description)"
}),
(if ($positional.parameter_default | is-empty) { "" } else {
$" \(optional, default: ($positional.parameter_default)\)"
})
]
print ($arg_parts | str join "")
}
if $is_rest {
let rest = ($parameters | where parameter_type == rest | get 0)
print $" ...(ansi teal)rest(ansi reset): <(ansi light_blue)($rest.syntax_shape)(ansi reset)> ($rest.description)"
}
}
}
if not ($command.examples | is-empty) {
print ""
print-help-header -n "Examples"
for example in $command.examples {
print ""
print $" ($example.description)"
print $" > ($example.example | nu-highlight)"
if not ($example.result | is-empty) {
for line in (
$example.result | table | if ($example.result | describe) == "binary" { str join } else { lines }
) {
print $" ($line)"
}
}
}
}
print ""
}
# Show help on commands.
export def "help commands" [
...command: string@"nu-complete list-commands" # the name of command to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in command names and usage
] {
let commands = ($nu.scope.commands | where not is_extern | reject is_extern | sort-by name)
let command = ($command | str join " ")
if not ($find | is-empty) {
# TODO: impl find for external commands
$commands | find $find --columns [name usage search_terms] | select name category usage signatures search_terms
} else if not ($command | is-empty) {
let found_command = ($commands | where name == $command)
if ($found_command | is-empty) {
try {
print $"(ansi default_italic)Help pages from external command ($command | pretty-cmd):(ansi reset)"
^($env.NU_HELPER? | default "man") $command
} catch {
command-not-found-error (metadata $command | get span)
}
}
show-command ($found_command | get 0)
} else {
$commands | select name category usage signatures search_terms
}
}
def pretty-cmd [] {
let cmd = $in
$"(ansi default_dimmed)(ansi default_italic)($cmd)(ansi reset)"
}
# Display help information about different parts of Nushell.
#
# `help word` searches for "word" in commands, aliases and modules, in that order.
#
# Examples:
# show help for single command, alias, or module
# > help match
#
# show help for single sub-command, alias, or module
# > help str lpad
#
# search for string in command names, usage and search terms
# > help --find char
export def main [
...item: string # the name of the help item to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in help items names and usage
] {
if ($item | is-empty) and ($find | is-empty) {
print $"Welcome to Nushell.
Here are some tips to help you get started.
* ('help -h' | pretty-cmd) or ('help help' | pretty-cmd) - show available ('help' | pretty-cmd) subcommands and examples
* ('help commands' | pretty-cmd) - list all available commands
* ('help <name>' | pretty-cmd) - display help about a particular command, alias, or module
* ('help --find <text to search>' | pretty-cmd) - search through all help commands table
Nushell works on the idea of a "(ansi default_italic)pipeline(ansi reset)". Pipelines are commands connected with the '|' character.
Each stage in the pipeline works together to load, parse, and display information to you.
(ansi green)Examples(ansi reset):
List the files in the current directory, sorted by size
> ('ls | sort-by size' | nu-highlight)
Get information about the current system
> ('sys | get host' | nu-highlight)
Get the processes on your system actively using CPU
> ('ps | where cpu > 0' | nu-highlight)
You can also learn more at (ansi default_italic)(ansi light_cyan_underline)https://www.nushell.sh/book/(ansi reset)"
return
}
let item = ($item | str join " ")
let commands = (try { help commands $item --find $find })
if not ($commands | is-empty) { return $commands }
let aliases = (try { help aliases $item --find $find })
if not ($aliases | is-empty) { return $aliases }
let modules = (try { help modules $item --find $find })
if not ($modules | is-empty) { return $modules }
let span = (metadata $item | get span)
error make {
msg: ("std::help::item_not_found" | error-fmt)
label: {
text: "item not found"
start: $span.start
end: $span.end
}
}
}