This Week in Nushell #312

Published Monday, 2025-08-18, including PRs merged Friday, 2025-08-08 through Thursday, 2025-08-14.

nushell

• fdncred:

  • updated to Rust version 1.87.0

• weirdan:

  • validated std/random dice args
  • fixed watch return type
  • fixed example result span
  • made format date respect $env.LC_ALL and $env.LANG

• kaathewisegit:

  • improved wrong flag help text
  • moved random dice to std
  • documented previously undocumented Signature methods
  • improved type errors for boolean literals

• app/dependabot:

  • bumped crate-ci/typos from 1.35.1 to 1.35.4
  • bumped sysinfo from 0.36.0 to 0.36.1
  • bumped rayon from 1.10.0 to 1.11.0
  • bumped mach2 from 0.4.2 to 0.4.3

• Bahex:

  • implemented FromValue for std::time::Duration and refactored relevant commands
  • added --ignore-case flag to get,select,reject for case-insensitive cell paths
  • made null values spreadable as empty lists/records
  • implemented From/IntoValue traits for Cow types
  • changed to run env_change hooks before pre_prompt hooks

• 132ikl:

  • reworked PR template

• Ecorous:

  • fixed unhelpful error for missing $env.PATH that broke CMD builtins
  • added --raw flag to to html

• Tyarel8:

  • made each noop on single null input (equivalent to map-null)
  • fixed bug in std/help and used is-not-empty
  • added OSC 9;4 progress bar to std/bench

• blindFS:

  • fixed missing span for short flags requiring values

• ItsHarper:

  • added examples for receiving data from jobs
  • clarified that input's history uses reedline

• nitsky:

  • added killing of background jobs on interrupt

nu_scripts

• FrancescElies:

  • added fzf ripgrep integration

• neur1n:

  • refactored nu_conda for better performance and compatibility

nushell.github.io

• detuur:

  • fixed broken link for "What is Gradual Typing?" article

• hoel-bagard:

  • fixed NU_OVERLAYS pre_prompt hook example

• sholderbach:

  • added crosslink for NU_LOG_LEVEL

• ItsHarper:

  • documented how to use job send and job recv

plugin-examples

• cptpiepmatz:
  • fixed linter issues for Rust 1.89

new-nu-parser

• ysthakur:
  • created PoC for generics and better type inference