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nu_plugin_net

Install

nu_plugin_net is distributed as a Rust crate and as a source repository. After the binary is available, register it with Nushell and load its command into the current session.

Install from crates.io

Section titled “Install from crates.io”

The latest published crate can be installed with Cargo:

Terminal window
cargo install nu_plugin_net --locked

This places the executable in Cargo’s binary directory, commonly ~/.cargo/bin/nu_plugin_net.

Install from source

Section titled “Install from source”

To build the current checkout:

Terminal window
git clone https://github.com/averyfreeman/nu_plugin_net.git
cd nu_plugin_net
cargo install --path . --locked

The plugin currently targets Nushell 0.115.x and requires Rust 1.95.0 or newer.

Register the plugin

Section titled “Register the plugin”

Run these commands in Nushell:

Terminal window
plugin add ~/.cargo/bin/nu_plugin_net
plugin use net

plugin add records the executable in Nushell’s plugin registry. plugin use loads the registered command into the current session. Restart Nushell or run plugin use net again after installing a newer binary.

Verify the installation

Section titled “Verify the installation”
Terminal window
net | length
net | columns

The first command reports the number of interfaces visible to the operating system. The second should list name, description, if_index, mac, ips, and flags.