Syntax to run specific command as root
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Description
Basics
- I have done a basic search through the issue tracker to find similar or related issues.
- I have made myself familiar with the available features of Nushell for the particular area this enhancement request touches.
Related problem
For now, it’s impossible to run a specific command in the middle of a pipeline as root (sudo nu -c will convert output to string). It would be cool to have a standardized way -- or some syntax sugar -- to do this.
Describe the solution you'd like
something like: @root or root { }. Or maybe add flag to all commands --as-root
Describe alternatives you've considered
No response
Additional context and details
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Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating Nushell's pipeline execution and external-command handling, then determine how a command could run with elevated privileges without converting pipeline output to a string. Done would require an agreed syntax or mechanism, documented behavior, and coverage for structured pipeline output.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100