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		jknutson 24 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft please get your tab to autocomplete shit... With external commands you might have to collect the output of the program before doing any sort of manipulation. I’ve been got by this before too; the fix is simple (for me at least). `external.exe \| collect \| from json` et voila

orthoxerox 24 days ago [–]

This doesn't look like a pit of success design.

jknutson 24 days ago | [–]

Well, every shell has its quirks and gotchas. I’ve found nushell’s to be the least intrusive and most workable thus far.

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