This Week in Nushell #349

Published Friday, 2026-05-01, including PRs merged Friday, 2026-04-24 through Thursday, 2026-04-30.

Nushell

• @ayax79:

  • removed claude settings and ignored them (#18145)
  • added even more polars selectors (#18120)
  • added additional polars selectors: ends-with, alpha, and alphanumeric (#18114)

• @pyz4:

  • added default --on-cols value for pivot when not specified (#18140)

• @fdncred:

  • improved argument handling for untyped rest parameters (#18131)
  • refactored from md with --verbose for full AST and defaulting to a reduced mode (#18107)

• @Bahex:

  • refactored tests to avoid format! (#18127)
  • fixed Rename events in watch (#18115)
  • added test_table! macro for easier writing of tests and examples (#18098)
  • refactored parser parameter type and string interpolation (#18095)

• @colinmparker:

  • (#17448) updated label and help text on CantFindCol error (#18108)

nufmt

• @fdncred:
  • preserved parentheses in if-call expressions and added related tests (#177)
  • improved organization, added more documentation, and applied DRY principle (#175)
  • enhanced formatting options and added tests for margin behavior and alias invocation (#174)
  • added support for alias command formatting and preserved comment spacing (#170)

Nu_Scripts

• @NotTheDr01ds:

  • formatted TWiN using Deepseek V4 Flash (#1251)

• @Abdillah:

  • added diff completion for modified files in git (#1250)

Documentation

• @NotTheDr01ds:
  • published TWiN 348 (#2159)