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Nushell

A modern shell written in Rust where all data is structured

Shell & Terminal linuxmacoswindows Rust MIT

Description

Nushell is a modern shell written in Rust that treats all data as structured. Instead of passing around plain text, Nushell works with tables and structured data, making it easier to filter, sort, and transform data using a pipeline-based approach.

AI Summary

Modern Rust shell that treats all data as structured tables

Capabilities

  • + Work with structured data natively in the shell
  • + Pipeline-based data processing with tables
  • + Built-in data manipulation commands
  • + Cross-platform shell experience
  • + Rich type system and error messages

Use When

  • You want a modern shell that works with structured data
  • You frequently process tabular data in the terminal

Avoid When

  • x You need full POSIX shell compatibility

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