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Author: NotTheDr01ds

blog/2026-07-31-twin0362.md

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+---
+title: 'This week in Nushell #362'
+author: The Nu Authors
+author_site: https://nushell.sh
+author_image: https://www.nushell.sh/blog/images/nu_logo.png
+excerpt: 'PRs and activity for Nushell the week ending Thursday, 2026-07-30'
+---
+
+# This Week in Nushell #362
+
+Published Friday, 2026-08-14, including PRs merged Friday, 2026-07-24 through Thursday, 2026-07-30.
+
+## Nushell
+
+- @cptpiepmatz:
+
+  - [stabilized unreliable tests in CI (#18756)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18756)
+  - [refactored a handful of tests to use `test()` (#18748)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18748)
+  - [refactored `open` tests (#18740)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18740)
+  - [updated the help text of test binaries (#18739)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18739)
+  - [updated `kitest` (#18727)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18727)
+  - [stopped running CI on lower layers of stacked PRs (#18720)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18720)
+  - [removed `--testbin` from `nu` (#18719)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18719)
+  - [updated internal commands tests (#18718)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18718)
+  - [updated external commands tests (#18717)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18717)
+  - [updated eval tests (#18716)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18716)
+  - [updated `run external` tests (#18715)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18715)
+  - [updated redirection tests (#18714)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18714)
+  - [refactored most test files that used `nu --testbin` (#18713)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18713)
+  - [refactored some tests (#18712)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18712)
+
+- @Bahex:
+
+  - [made `error make` raise errors for invalid labels (#18755)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18755)
+  - [stopped `lines` from prematurely collecting output for string value input (#18753)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18753)
+  - [fixed the job spawn closure so it runs with an empty pipeline, not `null` (#18752)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18752)
+  - [fixed `generate` to handle `null` input the same as an empty pipeline (#18751)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18751)
+
+- @fdncred:
+
+  - [updated math commands to handle records and support cell path rest params (#18754)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18754)
+  - [updated `doc_config.nu` and tweaked the explore section (#18750)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18750)
+  - [made `$env.config` show default configuration when not set even with `nu -n` (#18747)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18747)
+  - [fixed startup with dangling symlinks (#18726)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18726)
+  - [fixed `ls **` when using the dc-glob experimental option (#18724)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18724)
+  - [added more consistency with null types (#18709)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18709)
+
+- @xtqqczze:
+
+  - [bumped num-bigint from 0.4.6 to 0.4.8 (#18746)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18746)
+
+- @danielcadev:
+
+  - [fixed `save` to serialize structured data to text files (#18735)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18735)
+  - [fixed RHS pipeline input type checking (issue #18682) (#18723)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18723)
+
+- @ayax79:
+
+  - [added lazy and expression support for `polars rolling` (#18730)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18730)
+
+- @ZayanKhan-12:
+
+  - [fixed devdocs links in AGENTS.md (#18721)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18721)
+
+- @rvhelden:
+  - [passed `Stack` to the IR debugger instruction callbacks (#18708)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18708)
+
+## reedline
+
+- @philocalyst:
+  - [strengthened contracts around completions (#1136)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1136)
+
+## Documentation
+
+- @cptpiepmatz:
+
+  - [fixed the `--experimental-options` typo in the `ExperimentalOption` element (#2213)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io/pull/2213)
+
+- @NotTheDr01ds:
+
+  - [caught up on TWiN (again) (#2212)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io/pull/2212)
+
+- @ColumbusLabs:
+
+  - [documented passing arguments to external commands (#2211)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io/pull/2211)
+
+- @app/dependabot:
+  - [bumped immutable from 5.1.5 to 5.1.9 (#2210)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io/pull/2210)
+
+## Tree-sitter
+
+- @app/dependabot:
+  - [bumped flatted from 3.3.3 to 3.4.3 (#254)](https://github.com/nushell/tree-sitter-nu/pull/254)
+  - [bumped js-yaml from 4.1.1 to 4.3.0 (#253)](https://github.com/nushell/tree-sitter-nu/pull/253)
+
+## Awesome Nu
+
+- @fhalim:
+  - [added nu_plugin_todoist (#170)](https://github.com/nushell/awesome-nu/pull/170)

blog/2026-08-07-twin0363.md

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+title: 'This week in Nushell #363'
+author: The Nu Authors
+author_site: https://nushell.sh
+author_image: https://www.nushell.sh/blog/images/nu_logo.png
+excerpt: 'PRs and activity for Nushell the week ending Thursday, 2026-08-06'
+---
+
+# This Week in Nushell #363
+
+Published Friday, 2026-08-14, including PRs merged Friday, 2026-07-31 through Thursday, 2026-08-06.
+
+## Nushell
+
+- @Bahex:
+
+  - [feat(format duration/filesize): added completions for units (#18783)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18783)
+
+- @cacdu:
+
+  - [fix(save): gave actionable error when structured data has no serializer (#18773)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18773)
+
+- @cptpiepmatz:
+
+  - [removed `nu!` and updated tests (#18776)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18776)
+  - [more updated tests (#18768)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18768)
+
+- @fdncred:
+
+  - [bumped deps (#18780)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18780)
+  - [updated nushell to latest reedline commit 60d99674 (#18775)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18775)
+  - [fixed math max empty list vs empty string (#18772)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18772)
+  - [fixed color config fallbacks (#18770)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18770)
+  - [improved lex/parse errors (#18702)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18702)
+
+- @ian-h-chamberlain:
+
+  - [supported CLI args for commandline (`nu -c`) scripts (#18576)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18576)
+
+- @oh-summy:
+
+  - [fix(help): documented list input support for hash md5/sha256 (#18638)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18638)
+
+- @pheenty:
+
+  - [treated empty string as an invalid path in path type (#18785)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18785)
+
+- @philocalyst:
+
+  - [reworked how completer works (#18761)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18761)
+  - [async prompt updating (#18660)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18660)
+
+- @Totara-thib:
+
+  - [pinned CI actions to commit SHAs and declared workflow permissions (#18787)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18787)
+
+- @app/dependabot:
+  - [build(deps): bumped http from 1.4.0 to 1.5.0 (#18784)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18784)
+
+## reedline
+
+- @kronberger-droid:
+
+  - [test(editor): kept case-transform selections inside the buffer (#1140)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1140)
+
+- @matystroia:
+
+  - [feat(vi): added `u`, `U` visual mode commands (#1087)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1087)
+
+- @sim590:
+  - [feat(vi): supported deleting chars backward with X (#1067)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1067)
+
+## Documentation
+
+- @davidpavlovschi:
+
+  - [Fixed incorrect claim that a module file cannot match its directory name (#2219)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io/pull/2219)
+
+- @app/dependabot:
+  - [Bumped postcss from 8.5.16 to 8.5.25 (#2218)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io/pull/2218)
+  - [Bumped undici from 7.28.0 to 7.29.0 (#2217)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io/pull/2217)
+  - [Bumped seroval from 1.5.0 to 1.5.6 (#2214)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io/pull/2214)

blog/2026-08-14-twin0364.md

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+title: 'This week in Nushell #364'
+author: The Nu Authors
+author_site: https://nushell.sh
+author_image: https://www.nushell.sh/blog/images/nu_logo.png
+excerpt: 'PRs and activity for Nushell the week ending Thursday, 2026-08-13'
+---
+
+# This Week in Nushell #364
+
+Published Friday, 2026-08-14, including PRs merged Friday, 2026-08-07 through Thursday, 2026-08-13.
+
+## Nushell
+
+- @kronberger-droid:
+
+  - [chore(reedline): bumped to latest reedline commit 6b9115d (#18829)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18829)
+  - [fix(config): matched unnamed keybindings by the key they bind (#18828)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18828)
+  - [fix(completion): stopped the cache reordering the answer it stands in for (#18806)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18806)
+  - [bumped reedline to e4fe8ed (#18798)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18798)
+
+- @fdncred:
+
+  - [added `cli` key to `$ans` record, renamed `last_result_size` to `max_last_result_size` (#18827)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18827)
+  - [bug: made `$ans` work better with TUIs (#18820)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18820)
+  - [fix: allowed semver to have coloring, added `--loose` flag (#18819)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18819)
+  - [reduced ast footprint, increased ir footprint - phase 0 (#18808)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18808)
+  - [updated deps (#18802)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18802)
+  - [Allowed all built-in commands with `--regex` to use LRU (#18797)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18797)
+  - [updated uu-utils crates to v0.10.0 (#18795)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18795)
+  - [allowed parameters with `#` to be passed (#18782)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18782)
+  - [upgraded `kdl` to support `--spec 1` or `--spec 2` (#18779)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18779)
+  - [added `$ans` record for storing the last result from the repl (#18729)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18729)
+
+- @Bahex:
+
+  - [Fixed module item completion (#18826)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18826)
+
+- @cpea2506:
+
+  - [bumped devicons to 0.6.13 (#18817)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18817)
+
+- @Mrfiregem:
+
+  - [Showed deprecation entries in `scope commands` output (#18815)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18815)
+
+- @hexbinoct:
+
+  - [Lexed quotes inside interpolated string subexpressions (#18812)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18812)
+
+- @latent-9:
+
+  - [fix(stor): rejected a missing file in stor import instead of discarding the in-memory database (#18809)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18809)
+
+- @app/dependabot:
+  - [build(deps): bumped bytesize from 2.4.0 to 2.7.0 (#18825)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18825)
+  - [build(deps): bumped taiki-e/install-action from 2.85.8 to 2.85.11 (#18824)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18824)
+  - [build(deps): bumped actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain from 1.12.0 to 1.17.0 (#18823)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18823)
+  - [build(deps): bumped Swatinem/rust-cache from 2.9.1 to 2.9.2 (#18822)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/18822)
+
+## reedline
+
+- @kronberger-droid:
+
+  - [fix(painter): stopped trimming the newline that ends a multi-line prompt (#1147)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1147)
+  - [chore: raised rust-version to the 1.95 the locked deps requirements (#1146)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1146)
+  - [fix(painter): stopped gating the exit erase on after-cursor text (#1145)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1145)
+  - [fix(engine): decided menu completions once the completer answers (#1144)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1144)
+  - [fix(painter): pinned the cursor when a line fills the terminal width (#1141)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1141)
+  - [feat(helix)!: added helix edit mode behind a feature flag (#1138)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1138)
+  - [fix(painter): didn't re-use a bottom-flush prompt anchor after a scroll (#1133)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1133)
+
+- @james-kassabian:
+  - [Took the external-print anchor from the terminal, not a count (#1139)](https://github.com/nushell/reedline/pull/1139)
+
+## Documentation
+
+- @orthonormalremy:
+
+  - [converted the direnv export PATH to a list before loading it into env (#2223)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io/pull/2223)
+
+- @idzikovsky:
+
+  - [Fixed missing word in style guide for surrounding constructs (#2222)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io/pull/2222)
+
+- @app/dependabot:
+  - [bumped js-yaml from 3.15.0 to 3.15.1 (#2221)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io/pull/2221)
+
+## Tree-sitter
+
+- @app/dependabot:
+  - [chore(deps-dev): bumped js-yaml from 4.3.0 to 4.3.1 (#255)](https://github.com/nushell/tree-sitter-nu/pull/255)
+
+## nufmt
+
+- @fdncred:
+  - [batched fixes (#212)](https://github.com/nushell/nufmt/pull/212)
+
+## VSCode Extension
+
+- @mst-mkt:
+  - [fix: fixed Syntax highlighting broken for bare string values in records (#237)](https://github.com/nushell/vscode-nushell-lang/pull/237)
+
+## New nu-parser
+
+- @InnocentZero:
+  - [Fixed type inferencing in partial if blocks (#73)](https://github.com/nushell/new-nu-parser/pull/73)
+  - [Added oneof<...> type declarations (#71)](https://github.com/nushell/new-nu-parser/pull/71)