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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
span: $span
}
}
}
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 [] {
[
[type, operator, name, description, precedence];
[Assignment, =, Assign, 'Assigns a value to a variable.', 10]
[Assignment, +=, AddAssign, 'Adds a value to a variable.', 10]
[Assignment, -=, SubtractAssign, '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]
[Assignment, ++=, ConcatenateAssign, 'Concatenates a list, a string, or a binary value to a variable of the same type.', 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, >, GreaterThan, 'Checks if a value is greater than another.', 80]
[Comparison, <=, LessThanOrEqual, 'Checks if a value is less than or equal to another.', 80]
[Comparison, >=, GreaterThanOrEqual, 'Checks if a value is greater than or equal to another.', 80]
[Comparison, '=~ or like', RegexMatch, 'Checks if a value matches a regular expression.', 80]
[Comparison, '!~ or not-like', NotRegexMatch, 'Checks if a value does not match a regular expression.', 80]
[Comparison, in, In, 'Checks if a value is in a list, is part of a string, or is a key in a record.', 80]
[Comparison, not-in, NotIn, 'Checks if a value is not in a list, is not part of a string, or is not a key in a record.', 80]
[Comparison, has, Has, 'Checks if a list contains a value, a string contains another, or if a record has a key.', 80]
[Comparison, not-has, NotHas, 'Checks if a list does not contains a value, a string does not contains another, or if a record does not have a key.', 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]
[Math, +, Add, 'Adds two values.', 90]
[Math, -, Subtract, 'Subtracts two values.', 90]
[Math, *, Multiply, 'Multiplies two values.', 95]
[Math, /, Divide, 'Divides two values.', 95]
[Math, //, FloorDivide, '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]
[Math, ++, Concatenate, 'Concatenates two lists, two strings, or two binary values.', 80]
[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, 'Bitwise shifts a value left by another.', 85]
[Bitwise, bit-shr, ShiftRight, 'Bitwise shifts a value right by another.', 85]
[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]
[Boolean, and, And, 'Checks if both values are true.', 50]
[Boolean, not, Not, 'Negates a value or expression.', 55]
]
}
def "nu-complete list-aliases" [] {
scope aliases | select name description | rename value description
}
def "nu-complete list-modules" [] {
scope modules | select name description | 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" [] {
scope commands | select name description | rename value description
}
def "nu-complete main-help" [] {
[
{ value: "commands", description: "Show help on Nushell commands." }
{ value: "aliases", description: "Show help on Nushell aliases." }
{ value: "modules", description: "Show help on Nushell modules." }
{ value: "externs", description: "Show help on Nushell externs." }
{ value: "operators", description: "Show help on Nushell operators." }
{ value: "escapes", description: "Show help on Nushell string escapes." }
]
| append (nu-complete list-commands)
}
def "nu-complete list-externs" [] {
scope commands | where is_extern == true | select name description | rename value description
}
def build-help-header [
text: string
--no-newline (-n)
] {
let header = $"(ansi green)($text)(ansi reset):"
if $no_newline {
$header
} else {
$header ++ "\n"
}
}
def build-module-page [module: record] {
let description = (if not ($module.description? | is-empty) {[
$module.description
""
]} else { [] })
let name = [
$"(build-help-header -n "Module") ($module.name)"
""
]
let commands = (if not ($module.commands? | is-empty) {[
(build-help-header -n "Exported commands")
$" (
$module.commands | each {|command|
$'($command) (char lparen)($module.name) ($command)(char rparen)'
}
| str join ', '
)"
""
]} else { [] })
let aliases = (if not ($module.aliases? | is-empty) {[
(build-help-header -n "Exported aliases")
$" ($module.aliases | str join ', ')"
""
]} else { [] })
let env_block = (if ($module.env_block? | is-empty) {[
$"This module (ansi cyan)does not export(ansi reset) environment."
]} else {[
$"This module (ansi cyan)exports(ansi reset) environment."
(view source $module.env_block)
]})
[$description $name $commands $aliases $env_block] | flatten | str join "\n"
}
# 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 {
# > $env.FOO = "foo::FOO"
# > }
# > }
# >
# > # my bar module
# > module bar {
# > def bar [] { "bar::bar" }
# > export def baz [] { "bar::baz" }
# >
# > export-env {
# > $env.BAR = "bar::BAR"
# > }
# > }
# >
# > # my baz module
# > module baz {
# > def foo [] { "baz::foo" }
# > export def bar [] { "baz::bar" }
# >
# > export-env {
# > $env.BAZ = "baz::BAZ"
# > }
# > }
# > ```
#
# show all aliases
# > help modules
# ╭───┬──────┬──────────┬────────────────┬──────────────┬───────────────╮
# │ # │ name │ commands │ aliases │ env_block │ description │
# ├───┼──────┼──────────┼────────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────┤
# │ 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 │ description │
# ├───┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────┤
# │ 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.
# {
# $env.FOO = "foo::FOO"
# }
#
# search for a module that does not exist
# > help modules "does not exist"
# Error:
# × std::help::module_not_found
# ╭─[entry #21:1:1]
# 1 │ help modules "does not exist"
# · ────────┬───────
# · ╰── module not found
# ╰────
export def modules [
...module: string@"nu-complete list-modules" # the name of module to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in module names
] {
let modules = (scope modules)
if not ($find | is-empty) {
$modules | find $find --columns [name description]
} else if not ($module | is-empty) {
let found_module = ($modules | where name == ($module | str join " "))
if ($found_module | is-empty) {
module-not-found-error (metadata $module | get span)
}
build-module-page ($found_module | get 0)
} else {
$modules
}
}
def build-alias-page [alias: record] {
let description = (if not ($alias.description? | is-empty) {[
$alias.description
""
]} else { [] })
let rest = [
(build-help-header -n "Alias")
$" ($alias.name)"
""
(build-help-header -n "Expansion")
$" ($alias.expansion)"
]
[$description $rest] | flatten | str join "\n"
}
# Show help on nushell aliases.
#
# Examples:
# > let us define a bunch of aliases
# > ```nushell
# > # my foo alias
# > alias foo = echo "this is foo"
# >
# > # my bar alias
# > alias bar = echo "this is bar"
# >
# > # my baz alias
# > alias baz = echo "this is baz"
# >
# > # a multiline alias
# > alias multi = echo "this
# > is
# > a
# > multiline
# > string"
# > ```
#
# show all aliases
# > help aliases
# ╭───┬───────┬────────────────────┬───────────────────╮
# │ # │ name │ expansion │ description │
# ├───┼───────┼────────────────────┼───────────────────┤
# │ 0 │ bar │ echo "this is bar" │ my bar alias │
# │ 1 │ baz │ echo "this is baz" │ my baz alias │
# │ 2 │ foo │ echo "this is foo" │ my foo alias │
# │ 3 │ multi │ echo "this │ a multiline alias │
# │ │ │ is │ │
# │ │ │ a │ │
# │ │ │ multiline │ │
# │ │ │ string" │ │
# ╰───┴───────┴────────────────────┴───────────────────╯
#
# search for string in alias names
# > help aliases --find ba
# ╭───┬──────┬────────────────────┬──────────────╮
# │ # │ name │ expansion │ description │
# ├───┼──────┼────────────────────┼──────────────┤
# │ 0 │ bar │ echo "this is bar" │ my bar alias │
# │ 1 │ baz │ echo "this is baz" │ my baz alias │
# ╰───┴──────┴────────────────────┴──────────────╯
#
# search help for single alias
# > help aliases multi
# a multiline alias
#
# Alias: multi
#
# Expansion:
# echo "this
# is
# a
# multiline
# string"
#
# search for an alias that does not exist
# > help aliases "does not exist"
# Error:
# × std::help::alias_not_found
# ╭─[entry #21:1:1]
# 1 │ help aliases "does not exist"
# · ────────┬───────
# · ╰── alias not found
# ╰────
export def aliases [
...alias: string@"nu-complete list-aliases" # the name of alias to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in alias names
] {
let aliases = (scope aliases | sort-by name)
if not ($find | is-empty) {
$aliases | find $find --columns [name description]
} else if not ($alias | is-empty) {
let found_alias = ($aliases | where name == ($alias | str join " "))
if ($found_alias | is-empty) {
alias-not-found-error (metadata $alias | get span)
}
build-alias-page ($found_alias | get 0)
} else {
$aliases
}
}
def build-extern-page [extern: record] {
let description = (if not ($extern.description? | is-empty) {[
$extern.description
""
]} else { [] })
let rest = [
(build-help-header -n "Extern")
$" ($extern.name)"
]
[$description $rest] | flatten | str join "\n"
}
# Show help on nushell externs.
export def externs [
...extern: string@"nu-complete list-externs" # the name of extern to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in extern names
] {
let externs = (
scope commands
| where is_extern == true
| select name module_name description
| sort-by name
| str trim
)
if not ($find | is-empty) {
$externs | find $find --columns [name description]
} else if not ($extern | is-empty) {
let found_extern = ($externs | where name == ($extern | str join " "))
if ($found_extern | is-empty) {
extern-not-found-error (metadata $extern | get span)
}
build-extern-page ($found_extern | get 0)
} else {
$externs
}
}
def build-operator-page [operator: record] {
[
(build-help-header -n "Description")
$" ($operator.description)"
""
(build-help-header -n "Operator")
$" ($operator.name) (char lparen)(ansi cyan_bold)($operator.operator)(ansi reset)(char rparen)"
(build-help-header -n "Type")
$" ($operator.type)"
(build-help-header -n "Precedence")
$" ($operator.precedence)"
] | str join "\n"
}
# 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 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)
if not ($find | is-empty) {
$operators | find $find --columns [type name]
} else if not ($operator | is-empty) {
let found_operator = ($operators | where name == ($operator | str join " "))
if ($found_operator | is-empty) {
operator-not-found-error (metadata $operator | get span)
}
build-operator-page ($found_operator | get 0)
} else {
$operators
}
}
def get-extension-by-prefix [prefix: string] {
scope commands
| where name starts-with $prefix
| insert extension { get name | parse $"($prefix){ext}" | get ext.0 | $"*.($in)" }
| select extension name
| rename --column { name: command }
}
def get-command-extensions [command: string] {
# low-tech version of `nu-highlight`, which produces suboptimal results with unknown commands
def hl [shape: string] {
let color = $env.config.color_config | get $"shape_($shape)"
$"(ansi $color)($in)(ansi reset)"
}
let extensions = {
"open": {||
[
(
$"('open' | hl internalcall) will attempt to automatically parse the file according to its extension,"
+ $" by calling ('from ext' | hl internalcall) on the file contents. For example,"
+ $" ('open' | hl internalcall) ('file.json' | hl globpattern) will call"
+ $" ('from json' | hl internalcall). If the file is not a supported type, its content will be returned"
+ $" as a binary stream instead."
)
""
"The following extensions are recognized:"
(get-extension-by-prefix "from " | table --index false)
]
}
"save": {||
[
(
$"('save' | hl internalcall) will attempt to automatically serialize its input into the format"
+ $" determined by the file extension, by calling ('to ext' | hl internalcall) before writing the data"
+ $" to the file. For example, ('save' | hl internalcall) ('file.json' | hl globpattern)"
+ $" will call ('to json' | hl internalcall)."
)
""
"The following extensions are recognized:"
(get-extension-by-prefix "to " | table --index false)
]
}
}
if $command in $extensions {
$extensions
| get $command
| do $in
| each { lines | each { $" ($in)" } | str join "\n" }
} else {
[]
}
}
def build-command-page [command: record] {
let description = (if not ($command.description? | is-empty) {[
$command.description
]} else { [] })
let extra_description = (if not ($command.extra_description? | is-empty) {[
""
$command.extra_description
]} else { [] })
let search_terms = (if not ($command.search_terms? | is-empty) {[
""
$"(build-help-header -n 'Search terms') ($command.search_terms)"
]} else { [] })
let module = (if not ($command.module_name? | is-empty) {[
""
$"(build-help-header -n 'Module') ($command.module_name)"
]} else { [] })
let category = (if not ($command.category? | is-empty) {[
""
$"(build-help-header -n 'Category') ($command.category)"
]} else { [] })
let this = ([
""
"This command:"
] | append (
{
"Creates scope" : $command.creates_scope,
"Is built-in" : ($command.type == "built-in"),
"Is const" : $command.is_const,
"Is a subcommand" : $command.is_sub,
"Is a part of a plugin": ($command.type == "plugin"),
"Is a custom command": ($command.type == "custom"),
"Is a keyword": ($command.type == "keyword"),
}
| transpose name value
| update value { if $in { "2705" } else { "274c" } | char --unicode $in }
| transpose -dr
| table
))
let signatures = ($command.signatures | transpose | get column1)
let cli_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)
[
""
(build-help-header -n "Usage")
([
$" > ($command.name) "
(if not ($flags | is-empty) { "{flags} " } else "")
($positionals | each {|param|
$"<($param.parameter_name)> "
})
] | flatten | str join "")
""
]
} else { [] })
let subcommands = (scope commands | where name =~ $"^($command.name) " | select name description)
let subcommands = (if not ($subcommands | is-empty) {[
(build-help-header "Subcommands")
($subcommands | each {|subcommand |
$" (ansi teal)($subcommand.name)(ansi reset) - ($subcommand.description)"
} | str join "\n")
]} else { [] })
let rest = (if not ($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))
([
""
(build-help-header "Flags")
($flags | each {|flag|
[
" ",
(if ($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 {
$" \(default: ($flag.parameter_default)\)"
}),
] | str join ""
} | str join "\n")
$" (ansi teal)-h(ansi reset), --(ansi teal)help(ansi reset) - Display the help message for this command"
""
(build-help-header "Signatures")
($signatures | each {|signature|
let input = ($signature | where parameter_type == input | get 0)
let output = ($signature | where parameter_type == output | get 0)
([
$" <($input.syntax_shape)> | ($command.name)"
($positionals | each {|positional|
$" <($positional.syntax_shape)>"
})
$" -> <($output.syntax_shape)>"
] | str join "")
} | str join "\n")
(if (not ($positionals | is-empty)) or $is_rest {[
""
(build-help-header "Parameters")
($positionals | each {|positional|
([
" ",
$"(ansi teal)($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 {
$" \(optional, default: ($positional.parameter_default)\)"
})
] | str join "")
} | str join "\n")
(if $is_rest {
let rest = ($parameters | where parameter_type == rest | get 0)
$" ...(ansi teal)rest(ansi reset): <(ansi light_blue)($rest.syntax_shape)(ansi reset)> ($rest.description)"
})
]} else { [] })
] | flatten)
} else { [] })
# This section documents how the command can be extended
# E.g. `open` can be extended by adding more `from ...` commands
let extensions = (
get-command-extensions $command.name
| if ($in | is-not-empty) {
prepend [
""
(build-help-header -n "Extensions")
]
} else {}
)
let examples = (if not ($command.examples | is-empty) {[
""
(build-help-header -n "Examples")
($command.examples | each {|example| [
$" ($example.description)"
$" > ($example.example | nu-highlight)"
(if not ($example.result | is-empty) {
$example.result
| table -e
| to text
| if ($example.result | describe) == "binary" { str join } else { lines }
| each {|line|
$" ($line)"
}
| str join "\n"
})
""
] | str join "\n"})
] | flatten} else { [] })
[
$description
$extra_description
$search_terms
$module
$category
$this
$cli_usage
$subcommands
$rest
$extensions
$examples
] | flatten | str join "\n"
}
def scope-commands [
...command: string@"nu-complete list-commands" # the name of command to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in command names and description
] {
let commands = (scope commands | sort-by name)
if not ($find | is-empty) {
# TODO: impl find for external commands
$commands | find $find --columns [name description search_terms] | select name category description signatures search_terms
} else if not ($command | is-empty) {
let target_command = ($command | str join " ")
let found_command = ($commands | where name == $target_command)
if ($found_command | is-empty) {
command-not-found-error (metadata $command | get span)
} else {
build-command-page ($found_command | get 0)
}
} else {
$commands | select name category description signatures search_terms
}
}
def external-commands [
...command: string@"nu-complete list-commands",
] {
let target_command = $command | str join " " | str replace "^" ""
print $"(ansi default_italic)Help pages from external command ($target_command | pretty-cmd):(ansi reset)"
if $env.NU_HELPER? == "--help" {
run-external ($target_command | split row " ") "--help" | if $nu.os-info.name == "windows" { collect } else {}
} else {
^($env.NU_HELPER? | default "man") $target_command
}
}
# Show help on commands.
export def commands [
...command: string@"nu-complete list-commands" # the name of command to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in command names and description
] {
try {
scope-commands ...$command --find=$find
} catch {
external-commands ...$command
}
}
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.
# If not found as internal to nushell, you can set `$env.NU_HELPER` to a program
# (default: man) and "word" will be passed as the first argument.
# Alternatively, you can set `$env.NU_HELPER` to `--help` and it will run "word" as
# an external and pass `--help` as the last argument (this could cause unintended
# behaviour if it doesn't support the flag, use it carefully).
#
# Examples:
# show help for single command, alias, or module
# > help match
#
# show help for single sub-command, alias, or module
# > help str join
#
# search for string in command names, description and search terms
# > help --find char
export def main [
...item: string@"nu-complete main-help" # the name of the help item to get help on
--find (-f): string # string to find in help items names and description
] {
if ($item | is-empty) and ($find | is-empty) {
print $"Welcome to Nushell.
Here are some tips to help you get started.
* ('help -h' | pretty-cmd) or ('help help' | pretty-cmd) - show available ('help' | pretty-cmd) subcommands and examples
* ('help commands' | pretty-cmd) - list all available commands
* ('help <name>' | pretty-cmd) - display help about a particular command, alias, or module
* ('help --find <text to search>' | pretty-cmd) - search through all help commands table
Nushell works on the idea of a '(ansi default_italic)pipeline(ansi reset)'. Pipelines are commands connected with the '|' character.
Each stage in the pipeline works together to load, parse, and display information to you.
(ansi green)Examples(ansi reset):
List the files in the current directory, sorted by size
> ('ls | sort-by size' | nu-highlight)
Get the current system host name
> ('sys host | get hostname' | nu-highlight)
Get the processes on your system actively using CPU
> ('ps | where cpu > 0' | nu-highlight)
You can also learn more at (ansi default_italic)(ansi light_cyan_underline)https://www.nushell.sh/book/(ansi reset)"
return
}
let target_item = ($item | str join " ")
let commands = (try { scope-commands $target_item --find $find })
if not ($commands | is-empty) { return $commands }
let aliases = (try { aliases $target_item --find $find })
if not ($aliases | is-empty) { return $aliases }
let modules = (try { modules $target_item --find $find })
if not ($modules | is-empty) { return $modules }
if ($find | is-not-empty) {
print -e $"No help results found mentioning: ($find)"
return []
}
# use external tool (e.g: `man`) to search help for $target_item
# the stdout and stderr of external tool will follow `main` call.
external-commands $target_item
}