Nushell 0.26: Detailed Improvements, Breaking Changes, and Future Plans

- fdcnred added support for using [multi-byte chars as padding](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2973), improved [ansi and char support](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2955), improved the output of [`sys`](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2959), optimized some [regex usage](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2937), removed [`set` from Windows built-ins](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2924), added support for [comparing a string and a filepath](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2906) - JosephTLyons removed [unnecessary clones](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2970) and [fixed some test macros](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2969) - andrasio added [column path support to many `str` commands](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2965) - sophiajt added [error checking for bad rows in column paths](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2964), added [proper flushing of stdout](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2952), split [nu-cli and nu-engine](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2898), treat [the startup commands a single script](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2890) which improves startup times, fixed [reading/writing of bigint/bigdecimal](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2893) - baoyachi updated [shadow-rs support](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2963), removed some of the [git support that was no longer needed](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2935) - kubouch added the [--skip flag to `nth`](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2953) - ahkrr fixed [variable scopes for `def` parameters](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2951) - brightly-salty [replaces the dirs/directories supporting crates](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2949) - jankeronmes fixed [Gitpod tests](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2948) - LhKipp fixed a [parser bug that prevented invocations and ranges from being parsed correctly](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2945), added [`def` documentation](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2939), updated [`alias` docs](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2925) - DivineGod moved [keybinding_path to nu-data](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2927) - Gymea fixed the [dirs dependency in nu-engine](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2924), improved the [`help` logic when the command does not have a description](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2915), fixed [`which` output for aliases](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2894) - gillespiecd added the support for [reverse ranges](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2913) - stormasm refactored [nu-cli and split off commands into nu-command](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2910) - TrevorAC99 fixed a [rust-embed build breakage](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2880) ## Breaking changes - `ps` and `sys` are now served using a [different supporting crate](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2954). The functionality difference between the old crate and the new crate may mean a lack of fields that existed before, or different values than before (as it may be calculated differently). - We removed [`str set`](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2940). This command was one of the first of its style and has since been replaced by more general commands like `update`. - Internal architecture: the Primitive case for [lines has been removed](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2887). Instead, use strings. - Internal architecture: the Path and Pattern primitives are now called [FilePath and GlobPattern](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2889) respectively. # Looking forward We've been humbled by the feedback we got on the 0.25 release and appreciate the support. Looking forward, we'll be continuing to polish the features that landed in 0.25 as we prepare for using these features in larger scripts and in custom completion logic.

This section details the specific improvements and fixes contributed by various individuals in Nushell 0.26, covering areas like multi-byte character support, `str` command enhancements, bug fixes, dependency updates, and internal architecture changes. It also outlines breaking changes, including the removal of the `str set` command and modifications to primitive types. Looking forward, the Nushell team plans to polish existing features and prepare them for use in larger scripts and custom completion logic.