Conversions

fill — Fill and align text in columns.
format bits — Convert value to a string of binary data represented by 0 and 1.
format number — Format a number.
into — Commands to convert data from one type to another.
into binary — Convert value to a binary primitive.
into bool — Convert value to a boolean.
into cell-path — Convert value to a cell-path.
into datetime — Convert text or timestamp into a datetime.
into duration — Convert value to a duration.
into filesize — Convert value to a filesize.
into float — Convert data into floating point number.
into glob — Convert value to a glob pattern.
into int — Convert value to an integer.
into matrix — Convert a nushell table or list of lists into a matrix.
into record — Convert value to a record.
into semver — Convert a value (string, record, or semver) to a semantic version.
into semver-range — Convert a string to a semver range.
into sqlite — Convert table into a SQLite database.
into string — Convert value to a string.
into value — Convert custom values into base values.
matrix into-nu — Convert a matrix to a nushell table (list of lists by default).
split cell-path — Split a cell-path into its components.

Tips

into string turns a number into text.

1 | into string

into int turns digits into a number.

"3" | into int

into string and into int round-trip a number.

1 | into string | into int

into float and math round meet at an integer.

4 | into float | math round

Text, a count, then text again.

12 | into string | str length | into string

Convert each number inside a closure.

[1 2] | each {|n| $n | into string} | length

Four conversions from a number to a count.

12 | into string | str length | into string | str length