complete Command in Nushell

commands/docs/complete.md

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  Capture the outputs and exit code from an external piped in command in a nushell table.
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  Capture the outputs and exit code from an external piped in command in a nushell table.
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# `complete` for [system](/commands/categories/system.md)

<div class='command-title'>Capture the outputs and exit code from an external piped in command in a nushell table.</div>

## Signature

```> complete {flags} ```


## Input/output types:

| input | output |
| ----- | ------ |
| any   | record |
## Examples

Run the external command to completion, capturing stdout, stderr, and exit_code
```nu
> ^external arg1 | complete

```

## Notes
In order to capture stdout, stderr, and exit_code, externally piped in commands need to be wrapped with `do`

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Title: complete Command in Nushell

Summary

The `complete` command in Nushell is designed to capture the outputs (stdout, stderr) and exit code from an external command that is piped into it. It returns a Nushell table containing this information, allowing for a more structured way to handle the results of external commands within Nushell scripts. It is noted that externally piped in commands need to be wrapped with `do`.