Nushell Plugins - Guides Directory\n\nComprehensive guides for nushell plugin development and version management\n\n---\n\n## 📚 Available Guides\n\n### 🚀 Quick Start\n\n**QUICK_START.md** - Fast track to updating Nushell and creating distributions\n\nPerfect for: Getting started immediately, common workflows, quick reference\n\nKey topics:\n\n- One-liner updates\n- Creating distributions and bin archives\n- Common workflows\n- Status commands\n- Troubleshooting\n\n---\n\n### 📖 Complete Version Update Guide\n\n**COMPLETE_VERSION_UPDATE_GUIDE.md** - Comprehensive guide for updating Nushell versions\n\nPerfect for: Understanding the complete update process, step-by-step instructions\n\nKey topics:\n\n- Complete update workflow (all phases)\n- Plugin updates\n- Distribution creation\n- Validation and testing\n- Troubleshooting\n- Reference commands\n\n---\n\n## 🗂️ Version-Specific Documentation\n\nVersion-specific documentation is located in the updates/ directory:\n\nplaintext\nupdates/\n├── 107/ # Nushell 0.107.x documentation\n├── 108/ # Nushell 0.108.x documentation\n│ ├── NUSHELL_0.108_UPDATE_SUMMARY.md # Complete update summary\n│ ├── MIGRATION_0.108.0.md # Migration guide\n│ ├── NUSHELL_UPDATE_AUTOMATION.md # Automation documentation\n│ └── ... (validation reports, change logs)\n└── 109/ # Future versions...\n\n\n---\n\n## 🎯 Quick Navigation\n\n### I want to\n\n**...update to a new Nushell version**\n→ Read: QUICK_START.md\n→ Run: just complete-update 0.108.0\n\n**...create distribution packages**\n→ Read: QUICK_START.md\n→ Run: just create-distribution\n\n**...update only plugins**\n→ Read: QUICK_START.md\n→ Run: just update-plugins 0.108.0\n\n**...understand the complete process**\n→ Read: COMPLETE_VERSION_UPDATE_GUIDE.md\n\n**...check migration requirements**\n→ Read: updates/108/MIGRATION_0.108.0.md\n\n**...understand the automation**\n→ Read: updates/108/NUSHELL_UPDATE_AUTOMATION.md\n\n---\n\n## 🔧 Command Quick Reference\n\n### Update Commands\n\nbash\n# Complete update\njust complete-update 0.108.0 # All-in-one\njust update-latest # Latest version\n\n# Step-by-step\njust update-nushell 0.108.0 # Nushell core only\njust update-plugins 0.108.0 # Plugins only\njust create-distribution # Distributions only\n\n\n### Status Commands\n\nbash\njust update-status # Update system status\njust dist-status # Distribution status\njust check-versions # Version consistency\njust list-versions # List plugin versions\njust audit-deps # Dependency audit\n\n\n### Help Commands\n\nbash\njust update-help # Quick command reference\njust update-docs # Documentation paths\njust help # All available commands\n\n\n---\n\n## 📖 Documentation Structure\n\nplaintext\nRepository Documentation:\n├── guides/ # This directory\n│ ├── README.md # This file\n│ ├── QUICK_START.md # Fast track guide\n│ └── COMPLETE_VERSION_UPDATE_GUIDE.md # Complete guide\n│\n├── updates/ # Version-specific docs\n│ ├── 107/\n│ ├── 108/\n│ │ ├── NUSHELL_0.108_UPDATE_SUMMARY.md\n│ │ ├── MIGRATION_0.108.0.md\n│ │ ├── NUSHELL_UPDATE_AUTOMATION.md\n│ │ └── ... (validation, changes, etc.)\n│ └── 109/\n│\n├── README.md # Repository overview\n├── CHANGELOG.md # All changes\n├── CLAUDE.md # Claude Code guidance\n│\n└── scripts/ # Automation scripts\n ├── complete_update.nu # All-in-one updater\n ├── update_all_plugins.nu # Bulk plugin updater\n ├── create_full_distribution.nu # Distribution creator\n └── ... (8 total update scripts)\n\n\n---\n\n## 🎓 Learning Path\n\n### For First-Time Users\n\n1. Start here: QUICK_START.md\n - Learn the one-liner update command\n - Understand what gets created\n\n2. Then read: Repository README.md\n - Understand repository structure\n - Learn about plugin types\n\n3. For deeper knowledge: COMPLETE_VERSION_UPDATE_GUIDE.md\n - Complete workflow understanding\n - Troubleshooting guide\n\n### For Experienced Users\n\n1. Quick Reference: QUICK_START.md\n - Command cheat sheet\n - Common workflows\n\n2. Automation Details: updates/108/NUSHELL_UPDATE_AUTOMATION.md\n - How automation works\n - Customization options\n\n3. Version Changes: updates/108/MIGRATION_0.108.0.md\n - Breaking changes\n - Migration steps\n\n---\n\n## 💡 Tips & Best Practices\n\n### Before Updating\n\n✅ Always check for breaking changes:\n\nbash\njust detect-breaking\n\n\n✅ Create a backup:\n\nbash\ngit stash save "backup before update"\n\n\n✅ Check current versions:\n\nbash\njust check-versions\njust audit-deps\n\n\n### During Update\n\n✅ Use the all-in-one command for simplicity:\n\nbash\njust complete-update 0.108.0\n\n\n✅ Monitor progress:\n\nbash\njust update-status\n\n\n### After Update\n\n✅ Validate everything works:\n\nbash\njust validate-code\njust verify-plugins\n\n\n✅ Create distributions:\n\nbash\njust create-distribution-all\n\n\n✅ Commit changes:\n\nbash\ngit add -A\ngit commit -m "chore: update to Nushell 0.108.0"\n\n\n---\n\n## 🆘 Getting Help\n\n### Quick Help\n\nbash\n# Show all update commands\njust update-help\n\n# Show documentation paths\njust update-docs\n\n# Show all available commands\njust help\n\n\n### Documentation\n\n- This file: Overview and navigation\n- QUICK_START.md: Fast track and common workflows\n- COMPLETE_VERSION_UPDATE_GUIDE.md: Comprehensive guide\n- updates/108/: Version-specific documentation\n\n### Online Resources\n\n- Nushell Book\n- Plugin Development\n- GitHub Releases\n\n---\n\n## 🔄 Update Workflow Summary\n\nmermaid\ngraph TD\n A[Start: New Nushell Version] --> B{Choose Workflow}\n B -->|All-in-One| C[just complete-update 0.108.0]\n B -->|Step-by-Step| D[just update-nushell 0.108.0]\n\n C --> Z[Done! ✅]\n\n D --> E[just update-plugins 0.108.0]\n E --> F[just create-distribution]\n F --> G[just validate-code]\n G --> Z\n\n Z --> H[Commit Changes]\n H --> I[Push to Repository]\n\n\n---\n\nLast Updated: 2025-10-18\nCurrent Nushell Version: 0.108.0\nGuides Status: ✅ Complete and ready to use
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