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README.md

Nushell Reference Documentation

Comprehensive reference documentation for Nushell language features and APIs.

Reference Files

File Description
types.md Complete type system reference
operators.md All operators and their precedence
configuration.md $env.config settings reference
commands.md Built-in command categories
errors.md Error types and handling

Quick Type Reference

Type Example Description
int 42, -17, 0xff 64-bit signed integer
float 3.14, 1e-5 64-bit float
string "hello", 'world' UTF-8 string
bool true, false Boolean
duration 5min, 2hr Time duration
filesize 10kb, 1gb File size
date 2024-01-15 Datetime
nothing null Null value
list [1, 2, 3] Ordered list
record {a: 1, b: 2} Key-value record
table [[a]; [1]] List of records
closure {|x| $x} Anonymous function
binary 0x[FF 00] Raw bytes
range 1..10 Numeric range

Quick Operator Reference

Category Operators
Arithmetic +, -, *, /, //, mod, **
Comparison ==, !=, <, >, <=, >=
Logical and, or, not, xor
String =~, !~, ++, in, not-in
Pipeline |, |>, o>, e>, o+e>
Assignment =, +=, -=, *=, /=, ++=

Command Categories

Category Examples
Filesystem ls, cd, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, open, save
Strings str join, str split, str replace, str trim
Lists each, where, select, first, last, flatten
Math math sum, math avg, math round
Dates date now, date to-record, format date
HTTP http get, http post, http put, http delete
Formats from json, to json, from csv, to csv
System ps, sys, which, exec

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