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In Nu we have variables (E.g. $var-name) and these contain `Value` types. This means we can bind to variables any structured data and column path syntax (E.g. `$variable.path.to`) allows flexibility for "querying" said structures. Here we offer completions for these. For example, in a Nushell session the variable `$nu` contains environment values among other things. If we wanted to see in the screen some environment variable (say the var `SHELL`) we do: ``` > echo $nu.env.SHELL ``` with completions we can now do: `echo $nu.env.S[\TAB]` and we get suggestions that start at the column path `$nu.env` with vars starting with the letter `S` in this case `SHELL` appears in the suggestions.
Nushell core libraries and plugins
These sub-crates form both the foundation for Nu and a set of plugins which extend Nu with additional functionality.
Foundational libraries are split into two kinds of crates:
- Core crates - those crates that work together to build the Nushell language engine
- Support crates - a set of crates that support the engine with additional features like JSON support, ANSI support, and more.
Plugins are likewise also split into two types:
- Core plugins - plugins that provide part of the default experience of Nu, including access to the system properties, processes, and web-connectivity features.
- Extra plugins - these plugins run a wide range of differnt capabilities like working with different file types, charting, viewing binary data, and more.