nushell
brew install nushell
v0.113.1
MIT
Modern Unix shell with first-class structured data, written in Rust.
Why you might care
Nushell treats data as structured tables rather than raw text streams, making it easier to manipulate JSON, CSV, and other formats directly in the shell without sed/awk. It's a full shell replacement with modern syntax and cross-platform consistency, ideal if you want to escape POSIX shell limitations but stay in the terminal. Good for scripting and interactive use; slower than bash for simple tasks but cleaner for data wrangling.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://www.nushell.sh
- Brew formula source: Formula/n/nushell.rb
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