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title: into
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  conversions
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  Commands to convert data from one type to another.
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  Commands to convert data from one type to another.
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# `into` for [conversions](/commands/categories/conversions.md)

<div class='command-title'>Commands to convert data from one type to another.</div>

## Signature

```> into {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     |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | -------- |
| [`into binary`](/commands/docs/into_binary.md)       | Convert value to a binary primitive.       | built-in |
| [`into bool`](/commands/docs/into_bool.md)           | Convert value to boolean.                  | built-in |
| [`into cell-path`](/commands/docs/into_cell-path.md) | Convert value to a cell-path.              | built-in |
| [`into datetime`](/commands/docs/into_datetime.md)   | Convert text or timestamp into a datetime. | built-in |
| [`into duration`](/commands/docs/into_duration.md)   | Convert value to duration.                 | built-in |
| [`into filesize`](/commands/docs/into_filesize.md)   | Convert value to filesize.                 | built-in |
| [`into float`](/commands/docs/into_float.md)         | Convert data into floating point number.   | built-in |
| [`into glob`](/commands/docs/into_glob.md)           | Convert value to glob.                     | built-in |
| [`into int`](/commands/docs/into_int.md)             | Convert value to integer.                  | built-in |
| [`into record`](/commands/docs/into_record.md)       | Convert value to record.                   | built-in |
| [`into sqlite`](/commands/docs/into_sqlite.md)       | Convert table into a SQLite database.      | built-in |
| [`into string`](/commands/docs/into_string.md)       | Convert value to string.                   | built-in |
| [`into value`](/commands/docs/into_value.md)         | Infer Nushell datatype for each cell.      | built-in |

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Title: into
Summary
The `into` command in Nushell is used for converting data from one type to another. It requires a subcommand specifying the target type, such as `into binary`, `into bool`, `into int`, `into string`, etc. Without a subcommand, it only displays the help message.