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title: help modules
categories: |
  core
version: 0.104.0
core: |
  Show help on nushell modules.
usage: |
  Show help on nushell modules.
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# `help modules` for [core](/commands/categories/core.md)

<div class='command-title'>Show help on nushell modules.</div>

## Signature

```> help modules {flags} ...rest```

## Flags

 -  `--find, -f {string}`: string to find in module names and descriptions

## Parameters

 -  `...rest`: The name of module to get help on.


## Input/output types:

| input   | output |
| ------- | ------ |
| nothing | table  |
## Examples

show all modules
```nu
> help modules

```

show help for single module
```nu
> help modules my-module

```

search for string in module names and descriptions
```nu
> help modules --find my-module

```

## Notes
When requesting help for a single module, its commands and aliases will be highlighted if they
are also available in the current scope. Commands/aliases that were imported under a different name
(such as with a prefix after `use some-module`) will be highlighted in parentheses.

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Title: help modules
Summary
The `help modules` command in Nushell is used to display help information about Nushell modules. It can show a list of all modules, display help for a specific module, or search for modules based on a string. The output is a table containing module information. When displaying help for a specific module, it highlights commands and aliases available in the current scope, including those imported with different names.