Install

nu_plugin_ipscan wraps the standalone ipscan ARP discovery binary. Build both pieces when installing from this repository:

cargo install --path nu-plugin-ipscan --locked
cargo build --manifest-path Cargo.toml --bin ipscan --locked

The plugin targets Nushell 0.115.1 and requires CAP_NET_RAW or equivalent privileges for packet capture and transmission.

Register in Nushell

plugin add ~/.cargo/bin/nu_plugin_ipscan
plugin use ipscan
$env.NU_PLUGIN_IPSCAN_BACKEND = '/absolute/path/to/ipscan'

The backend is resolved from --backend, then NU_PLUGIN_IPSCAN_BACKEND, then a sibling ipscan executable, and finally PATH.

Verify

ipscan --list
ipscan --network 192.0.2.0/24 --numeric

The plugin requests JSON automatically. Use --raw when you need exact stdout bytes from the backend.