`help` for core

Display help information about different parts of Nushell.

Flags

--find, -f {string}: string to find in command names, descriptions, and search terms

Parameters

...rest: The name of command, alias or module to get help on.

Input/output types:

input	output
nothing	any

Examples

show help for single command, alias, or module

> help match

show help for single sub-command, alias, or module

> help str join

search for string in command names, descriptions, and search terms

> help --find char

help word searches for "word" in commands, aliases and modules, in that order. If you want your own help implementation, create a custom command named help and it will also be used for --help invocations. There already is an alternative help command in the standard library you can try with use std/help.

Subcommands:

name	description	type
`help aliases`	Show help on nushell aliases.	built-in
`help commands`	Show help on nushell commands.	built-in
`help escapes`	Show help on nushell string escapes.	built-in
`help externs`	Show help on nushell externs.	built-in
`help modules`	Show help on nushell modules.	built-in
`help operators`	Show help on nushell operators.	built-in
`help pipe-and-redirect`	Show help on nushell pipes and redirects.	built-in