hide for core

Hide definitions in the current scope.

Command Type

keyword

Signature

> hide {flags} (name) (members)

Parameters

  • name: Alias, command, type alias, or module to hide.
  • members: Which members of the module to hide.

Input/output types:

inputoutput
nothingnothing

Examples

Hide the alias just defined.

> alias lll = ls -l; hide lll

Hide a custom command.

> def say-hi [] { echo 'Hi!' }; hide say-hi

Hide a type alias.

> type Id = int; hide Id

Notes

Definitions are hidden by priority: First aliases, then custom commands, then type aliases.

This command is a parser keyword. For details, check: https://www.nushell.sh/book/thinking_in_nu.html