diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/for_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/for_.rs
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+use nu_engine::{eval_block, eval_expression};
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EvaluationContext};
+use nu_protocol::{Example, IntoValueStream, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value};
+
+pub struct For;
+
+impl Command for For {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "for"
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Loop over a range"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
+        Signature::build("for")
+            .required(
+                "var_name",
+                SyntaxShape::VarWithOptType,
+                "name of the looping variable",
+            )
+            .required(
+                "range",
+                SyntaxShape::Keyword(
+                    b"in".to_vec(),
+                    Box::new(SyntaxShape::List(Box::new(SyntaxShape::Int))),
+                ),
+                "range of the loop",
+            )
+            .required(
+                "block",
+                SyntaxShape::Block(Some(vec![])),
+                "the block to run",
+            )
+            .creates_scope()
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        context: &EvaluationContext,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: Value,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::Value, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let var_id = call.positional[0]
+            .as_var()
+            .expect("internal error: missing variable");
+
+        let keyword_expr = call.positional[1]
+            .as_keyword()
+            .expect("internal error: missing keyword");
+        let values = eval_expression(context, keyword_expr)?;
+
+        let block = call.positional[2]
+            .as_block()
+            .expect("internal error: expected block");
+        let context = context.clone();
+
+        match values {
+            Value::Stream { stream, .. } => Ok(Value::Stream {
+                stream: stream
+                    .map(move |x| {
+                        let engine_state = context.engine_state.borrow();
+                        let block = engine_state.get_block(block);
+
+                        let state = context.enter_scope();
+                        state.add_var(var_id, x);
+
+                        //FIXME: DON'T UNWRAP
+                        eval_block(&state, block, Value::nothing()).unwrap()
+                    })
+                    .into_value_stream(),
+                span: call.head,
+            }),
+            Value::List { vals: val, .. } => Ok(Value::List {
+                vals: val
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(move |x| {
+                        let engine_state = context.engine_state.borrow();
+                        let block = engine_state.get_block(block);
+
+                        let state = context.enter_scope();
+                        state.add_var(var_id, x);
+
+                        //FIXME: DON'T UNWRAP
+                        eval_block(&state, block, Value::nothing()).unwrap()
+                    })
+                    .collect(),
+                span: call.head,
+            }),
+            _ => Ok(Value::nothing()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        let span = Span::unknown();
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Echo the square of each integer",
+                example: "for x in [1 2 3] { $x * $x }",
+                result: Some(vec![
+                    Value::Int { val: 1, span },
+                    Value::Int { val: 4, span },
+                    Value::Int { val: 9, span },
+                ]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Work with elements of a range",
+                example: "for $x in 1..3 { $x }",
+                result: Some(vec![
+                    Value::Int { val: 1, span },
+                    Value::Int { val: 2, span },
+                    Value::Int { val: 3, span },
+                ]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Number each item and echo a message",
+                example: "for $it in ['bob' 'fred'] --numbered { $\"($it.index) is ($it.item)\" }",
+                result: Some(vec![
+                    Value::String {
+                        val: "0 is bob".into(),
+                        span,
+                    },
+                    Value::String {
+                        val: "0 is fred".into(),
+                        span,
+                    },
+                ]),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}