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title: from
categories: |
  formats
version: 0.104.0
formats: |
  Parse a string or binary data into structured data.
usage: |
  Parse a string or binary data into structured data.
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contributors: false
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# `from` for [formats](/commands/categories/formats.md)

<div class='command-title'>Parse a string or binary data into structured data.</div>

## Signature

```> from {flags} ```


## Input/output types:

| input   | output |
| ------- | ------ |
| nothing | string |
## Notes
You must use one of the following subcommands. Using this command as-is will only produce this help message.

## Subcommands:

| name                                               | description                                                                                                                | type     |
| -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| [`from csv`](/commands/docs/from_csv.md)           | Parse text as .csv and create table.                                                                                       | built-in |
| [`from eml`](/commands/docs/from_eml.md)           | Parse text as .eml and create record.                                                                                      | plugin   |
| [`from ics`](/commands/docs/from_ics.md)           | Parse text as .ics and create table.                                                                                       | plugin   |
| [`from ini`](/commands/docs/from_ini.md)           | Parse text as .ini and create table.                                                                                       | plugin   |
| [`from json`](/commands/docs/from_json.md)         | Convert from json to structured data.                                                                                      | built-in |
| [`from msgpack`](/commands/docs/from_msgpack.md)   | Convert MessagePack data into Nu values.                                                                                   | built-in |
| [`from msgpackz`](/commands/docs/from_msgpackz.md) | Convert brotli-compressed MessagePack data into Nu values.                                                                 | built-in |

Title: Documentation for the 'from' command in Nushell
Summary
This document describes the `from` command in Nushell, which parses string or binary data into structured data. It outlines the command's signature, input/output types, and available subcommands like `from csv`, `from json`, etc., each handling different data formats.