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Nushell Install Utils by majiayu000

Name: Nushell Install Utils
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

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Nushell Utilities Installer

Cross-platform tool to install and configure Nushell integrations for popular utilities.

Supported Utilities

zoxide: Smarter cd command that learns your habits
starship: Fast, customizable prompt
carapace: Multi-shell completion generator

Commands

List Available Utilities

Shows installation status of all supported utilities.

python .claude/skills/nushell-install-utils/install.py --list

Install All Utilities

Installs configuration files for all available utilities.

python .claude/skills/nushell-install-utils/install.py --all

Install Specific Utilities

Install only the utilities you need.

python .claude/skills/nushell-install-utils/install.py zoxide starship

Force Overwrite

Overwrite existing configuration files.

python .claude/skills/nushell-install-utils/install.py --all --force

What It Does

For each utility:

Checks if the utility is installed in your PATH
Runs the utility's init command (e.g., zoxide init nushell)
Saves the output to ~/.config/nushell/<utility>.nu

Installation Locations

Linux/macOS: ~/.config/nushell/ (or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nushell/)
Windows: %APPDATA%\nushell\

Output Files

zoxide.nu - Zoxide integration
starship.nu - Starship prompt
carapace.nu - Carapace completions

Next Steps

After installation:

Add source commands to your config.nu:

source ~/.config/nushell/zoxide.nu
source ~/.config/nushell/starship.nu
source ~/.config/nushell/carapace.nu

Restart your shell or run: source $nu.config-path

Usage

When user says:

"install nushell utilities" -> run --all
"install zoxide for nushell" -> run with zoxide
"setup starship" -> run with starship
"show nushell utils" -> run --list

Prerequisites

The utilities must be installed on your system first:

zoxide: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
starship: https://starship.rs/
carapace: https://github.com/carapace-sh/carapace-bin

Install them via your package manager (e.g., brew install zoxide starship, cargo install carapace)

---name: nushell-install-utilsdescription: Install Nushell utilities (zoxide, starship, carapace) with cross-platform support. Use when the user wants to set up Nushell integrations for common CLI tools.--- # Nushell Utilities Installer Cross-platform tool to install and configure Nushell integrations for popular utilities. ## Supported Utilities - **zoxide**: Smarter cd command that learns your habits - **starship**: Fast, customizable prompt - **carapace**: Multi-shell completion generator ## Commands ### List Available Utilities Shows installation status of all supported utilities. ```bash python .claude/skills/nushell-install-utils/install.py --list ``` ### Install All Utilities Installs configuration files for all available utilities. ```bash python .claude/skills/nushell-install-utils/install.py --all ``` ### Install Specific Utilities Install only the utilities you need. ```bash python .claude/skills/nushell-install-utils/install.py zoxide starship ``` ### Force Overwrite Overwrite existing configuration files. ```bash python .claude/skills/nushell-install-utils/install.py --all --force ``` ## What It Does For each utility: 1. Checks if the utility is installed in your PATH 2. Runs the utility's init command (e.g., `zoxide init nushell`) 3. Saves the output to `~/.config/nushell/<utility>.nu` ## Installation Locations - **Linux/macOS**: `~/.config/nushell/` (or `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nushell/`) - **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\nushell\` ## Output Files - `zoxide.nu` - Zoxide integration - `starship.nu` - Starship prompt - `carapace.nu` - Carapace completions ## Next Steps After installation: 1. Add source commands to your `config.nu`: ```nushell source ~/.config/nushell/zoxide.nu source ~/.config/nushell/starship.nu source ~/.config/nushell/carapace.nu ``` 2. Restart your shell or run: `source $nu.config-path` ## Usage When user says: - "install nushell utilities" -> run `--all` - "install zoxide for nushell" -> run with `zoxide` - "setup starship" -> run with `starship` - "show nushell utils" -> run `--list` ## Prerequisites The utilities must be installed on your system first: - **zoxide**: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide - **starship**: https://starship.rs/ - **carapace**: https://github.com/carapace-sh/carapace-bin Install them via your package manager (e.g., `brew install zoxide starship`, `cargo install carapace`)

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