upsert

Update an existing column to have a new value, or insert a new column.

Signature

> upsert (field) (replacement value)

Parameters

• field: the name of the column to update or insert
• replacement value: the new value to give the cell(s)

Examples

Update a column value

> echo {'name': 'nu', 'stars': 5} | upsert name 'Nushell'

Insert a new column

> echo {'name': 'nu', 'stars': 5} | upsert language 'Rust'

Use in block form for more involved updating logic

> echo [[count fruit]; [1 'apple']] | upsert count {|f| $f.count + 1}

Use in block form for more involved updating logic

> echo [[project, authors]; ['nu', ['Andrés', 'JT', 'Yehuda']]] | upsert authors {|a| $a.authors | str collect ','}