diff --git a/.github/workflows/typos.yml b/.github/workflows/typos.yml
index 3d649176db..ecbd9b2134 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/typos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/typos.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
 
       - name: Check spelling
-        uses: crate-ci/typos@v1.28.2
+        uses: crate-ci/typos@v1.28.4
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0b78206a73..4ad46b7392 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2458,9 +2458,9 @@ checksum = "7655c9839580ee829dfacba1d1278c2b7883e50a277ff7541299489d6bdfdc45"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "is_debug"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "06d198e9919d9822d5f7083ba8530e04de87841eaf21ead9af8f2304efd57c89"
+checksum = "e8ea828c9d6638a5bd3d8b14e37502b4d56cae910ccf8a5b7f51c7a0eb1d0508"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "is_executable"
@@ -3737,6 +3737,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "nix 0.29.0",
  "num-format",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "strip-ansi-escapes",
  "sys-locale",
  "unicase",
@@ -6293,9 +6294,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "shadow-rs"
-version = "0.36.0"
+version = "0.37.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "58cfcd0643497a9f780502063aecbcc4a3212cbe4948fd25ee8fd179c2cf9a18"
+checksum = "974eb8222c62a8588bc0f02794dd1ba5b60b3ec88b58e050729d0907ed6af610"
 dependencies = [
  "const_format",
  "is_debug",
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
index 28f9c3e4d0..ff381399cb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ pub fn complete_item(
 ) -> Vec<FileSuggestion> {
     let cleaned_partial = surround_remove(partial);
     let isdir = cleaned_partial.ends_with(is_separator);
-    #[cfg(windows)]
     let cleaned_partial =
         if let Some(absolute_path) = expand_pwd(stack, engine_state, Path::new(&cleaned_partial)) {
             if let Some(abs_path_str) = absolute_path.as_path().to_str() {
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml
index 00ba449785..95bf4dd342 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.100.1", default-features =
 nu-utils = { path = "../nu-utils", version = "0.100.1", default-features = false }
 
 itertools = { workspace = true }
-shadow-rs = { version = "0.36", default-features = false }
+shadow-rs = { version = "0.37", default-features = false }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-shadow-rs = { version = "0.36", default-features = false }
+shadow-rs = { version = "0.37", default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 default = ["os"]
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ mimalloc = []
 trash-support = []
 sqlite = []
 static-link-openssl = []
-system-clipboard = []
\ No newline at end of file
+system-clipboard = []
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/build.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/build.rs
index 0d49abde0b..8f2339bae3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/build.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/build.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use std::process::Command;
 
-fn main() -> shadow_rs::SdResult<()> {
+fn main() {
     // Look up the current Git commit ourselves instead of relying on shadow_rs,
     // because shadow_rs does it in a really slow-to-compile way (it builds libgit2)
     let hash = get_git_hash().unwrap_or_default();
     println!("cargo:rustc-env=NU_COMMIT_HASH={hash}");
-
-    shadow_rs::new()
+    shadow_rs::ShadowBuilder::builder()
+        .build()
+        .expect("shadow builder build should success");
 }
 
 fn get_git_hash() -> Option<String> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/binary.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/binary.rs
index fb549e50a7..3993f65d19 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/binary.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/binary.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use nu_cmd_base::input_handler::{operate, CmdArgument};
 use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
 
-pub struct Arguments {
+struct Arguments {
     cell_paths: Option<Vec<CellPath>>,
     compact: bool,
 }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fn into_binary(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn action(input: &Value, _args: &Arguments, span: Span) -> Value {
+fn action(input: &Value, _args: &Arguments, span: Span) -> Value {
     let value = match input {
         Value::Binary { .. } => input.clone(),
         Value::Int { val, .. } => Value::binary(val.to_ne_bytes().to_vec(), span),
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/filesize.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/filesize.rs
index cfbdfc6f37..98b63597e7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/filesize.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/filesize.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn action(input: &Value, _args: &CellPathOnlyArgs, span: Span) -> Value {
+fn action(input: &Value, _args: &CellPathOnlyArgs, span: Span) -> Value {
     let value_span = input.span();
     match input {
         Value::Filesize { .. } => input.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/mod.rs
index aabb20883d..50ffa46b9a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ mod metadata_set;
 mod profile;
 mod timeit;
 mod view;
+mod view_blocks;
 mod view_files;
 mod view_ir;
 mod view_source;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ pub use metadata_set::MetadataSet;
 pub use profile::DebugProfile;
 pub use timeit::TimeIt;
 pub use view::View;
+pub use view_blocks::ViewBlocks;
 pub use view_files::ViewFiles;
 pub use view_ir::ViewIr;
 pub use view_source::ViewSource;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/view_blocks.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/view_blocks.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2f2f4b04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/view_blocks.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ViewBlocks;
+
+impl Command for ViewBlocks {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "view blocks"
+    }
+
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        "View the blocks registered in nushell's EngineState memory."
+    }
+
+    fn extra_description(&self) -> &str {
+        "These are blocks parsed and loaded at runtime as well as any blocks that accumulate in the repl."
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
+        Signature::build("view blocks")
+            .input_output_types(vec![(
+                Type::Nothing,
+                Type::Table(
+                    [
+                        ("block_id".into(), Type::Int),
+                        ("content".into(), Type::String),
+                        ("start".into(), Type::Int),
+                        ("end".into(), Type::Int),
+                    ]
+                    .into(),
+                ),
+            )])
+            .category(Category::Debug)
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        _stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let mut records = vec![];
+
+        for block_id in 0..engine_state.num_blocks() {
+            let block = engine_state.get_block(nu_protocol::BlockId::new(block_id));
+
+            if let Some(span) = block.span {
+                let contents_bytes = engine_state.get_span_contents(span);
+                let contents_string = String::from_utf8_lossy(contents_bytes);
+                let cur_rec = record! {
+                    "block_id" => Value::int(block_id as i64, span),
+                    "content" => Value::string(contents_string.trim().to_string(), span),
+                    "start" => Value::int(span.start as i64, span),
+                    "end" => Value::int(span.end as i64, span),
+                };
+                records.push(Value::record(cur_rec, span));
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Value::list(records, call.head).into_pipeline_data())
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "View the blocks registered in Nushell's EngineState memory",
+            example: r#"view blocks"#,
+            result: None,
+        }]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/view_source.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/view_source.rs
index 417da5ec1e..c0003b5b09 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/view_source.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/view_source.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,34 @@ impl Command for ViewSource {
         let arg_span = arg.span();
 
         let source = match arg {
+            Value::Int { val, .. } => {
+                if let Some(block) =
+                    engine_state.try_get_block(nu_protocol::BlockId::new(val as usize))
+                {
+                    if let Some(span) = block.span {
+                        let contents = engine_state.get_span_contents(span);
+                        Ok(Value::string(String::from_utf8_lossy(contents), call.head)
+                            .into_pipeline_data())
+                    } else {
+                        Err(ShellError::GenericError {
+                            error: "Cannot view int value".to_string(),
+                            msg: "the block does not have a viewable span".to_string(),
+                            span: Some(arg_span),
+                            help: None,
+                            inner: vec![],
+                        })
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    Err(ShellError::GenericError {
+                        error: format!("Block Id {} does not exist", arg.coerce_into_string()?),
+                        msg: "this number does not correspond to a block".to_string(),
+                        span: Some(arg_span),
+                        help: None,
+                        inner: vec![],
+                    })
+                }
+            }
+
             Value::String { val, .. } => {
                 if let Some(decl_id) = engine_state.find_decl(val.as_bytes(), &[]) {
                     // arg is a command
@@ -130,7 +158,7 @@ impl Command for ViewSource {
                             Ok(Value::string(final_contents, call.head).into_pipeline_data())
                         } else {
                             Err(ShellError::GenericError {
-                                error: "Cannot view value".to_string(),
+                                error: "Cannot view string value".to_string(),
                                 msg: "the command does not have a viewable block span".to_string(),
                                 span: Some(arg_span),
                                 help: None,
@@ -139,7 +167,7 @@ impl Command for ViewSource {
                         }
                     } else {
                         Err(ShellError::GenericError {
-                            error: "Cannot view value".to_string(),
+                            error: "Cannot view string decl value".to_string(),
                             msg: "the command does not have a viewable block".to_string(),
                             span: Some(arg_span),
                             help: None,
@@ -155,7 +183,7 @@ impl Command for ViewSource {
                             .into_pipeline_data())
                     } else {
                         Err(ShellError::GenericError {
-                            error: "Cannot view value".to_string(),
+                            error: "Cannot view string module value".to_string(),
                             msg: "the module does not have a viewable block".to_string(),
                             span: Some(arg_span),
                             help: None,
@@ -164,7 +192,7 @@ impl Command for ViewSource {
                     }
                 } else {
                     Err(ShellError::GenericError {
-                        error: "Cannot view value".to_string(),
+                        error: "Cannot view string value".to_string(),
                         msg: "this name does not correspond to a viewable value".to_string(),
                         span: Some(arg_span),
                         help: None,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index a4288c685c..bcff06b5e8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ pub fn add_shell_command_context(mut engine_state: EngineState) -> EngineState {
             SplitBy,
             Take,
             Merge,
+            MergeDeep,
             Move,
             TakeWhile,
             TakeUntil,
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ pub fn add_shell_command_context(mut engine_state: EngineState) -> EngineState {
             MetadataSet,
             TimeIt,
             View,
+            ViewBlocks,
             ViewFiles,
             ViewIr,
             ViewSource,
@@ -349,6 +351,7 @@ pub fn add_shell_command_context(mut engine_state: EngineState) -> EngineState {
             WithEnv,
             ConfigNu,
             ConfigEnv,
+            ConfigFlatten,
             ConfigMeta,
             ConfigReset,
         };
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_env.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_env.rs
index 5fdc39a903..f078b365d2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_env.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_env.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ impl Command for ConfigEnv {
                 Some('d'),
             )
             .switch(
-                "sample",
-                "Print a commented, sample `env.nu` file instead.",
+                "doc",
+                "Print a commented `env.nu` with documentation instead.",
                 Some('s'),
             )
         // TODO: Signature narrower than what run actually supports theoretically
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ impl Command for ConfigEnv {
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
-                description: "pretty-print a commented, sample `env.nu` that explains common settings",
-                example: "config env --sample | nu-highlight,",
+                description: "pretty-print a commented `env.nu` that explains common settings",
+                example: "config env --doc | nu-highlight,",
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ impl Command for ConfigEnv {
         _input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
         let default_flag = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "default")?;
-        let sample_flag = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "sample")?;
-        if default_flag && sample_flag {
+        let doc_flag = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "doc")?;
+        if default_flag && doc_flag {
             return Err(ShellError::IncompatibleParameters {
                 left_message: "can't use `--default` at the same time".into(),
                 left_span: call.get_flag_span(stack, "default").expect("has flag"),
-                right_message: "because of `--sample`".into(),
-                right_span: call.get_flag_span(stack, "sample").expect("has flag"),
+                right_message: "because of `--doc`".into(),
+                right_span: call.get_flag_span(stack, "doc").expect("has flag"),
             });
         }
         // `--default` flag handling
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ impl Command for ConfigEnv {
             return Ok(Value::string(nu_utils::get_default_env(), head).into_pipeline_data());
         }
 
-        // `--sample` flag handling
-        if sample_flag {
+        // `--doc` flag handling
+        if doc_flag {
             let head = call.head;
-            return Ok(Value::string(nu_utils::get_sample_env(), head).into_pipeline_data());
+            return Ok(Value::string(nu_utils::get_doc_env(), head).into_pipeline_data());
         }
 
         super::config_::start_editor("env-path", engine_state, stack, call)
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_flatten.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_flatten.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee41897466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_flatten.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
+use nu_utils::JsonFlattener; // Ensure this import is present // Ensure this import is present
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ConfigFlatten;
+
+impl Command for ConfigFlatten {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "config flatten"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build(self.name())
+            .category(Category::Debug)
+            .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::record())])
+    }
+
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        "Show the current configuration in a flattened form."
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "Show the current configuration in a flattened form",
+            example: "config flatten",
+            result: None,
+        }]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        _stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        // Get the Config instance from the EngineState
+        let config = engine_state.get_config();
+        // Serialize the Config instance to JSON
+        let serialized_config =
+            serde_json::to_value(&**config).map_err(|err| ShellError::GenericError {
+                error: format!("Failed to serialize config to json: {err}"),
+                msg: "".into(),
+                span: Some(call.head),
+                help: None,
+                inner: vec![],
+            })?;
+        // Create a JsonFlattener instance with appropriate arguments
+        let flattener = JsonFlattener {
+            separator: ".",
+            alt_array_flattening: false,
+            preserve_arrays: true,
+        };
+        // Flatten the JSON value
+        let flattened_config_str = flattener.flatten(&serialized_config).to_string();
+        let flattened_values =
+            convert_string_to_value(&flattened_config_str, engine_state, call.head)?;
+
+        Ok(flattened_values.into_pipeline_data())
+    }
+}
+
+// From here below is taken from `from json`. Would be nice to have a nu-utils-value crate that could be shared
+fn convert_string_to_value(
+    string_input: &str,
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    span: Span,
+) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+    match nu_json::from_str(string_input) {
+        Ok(value) => Ok(convert_nujson_to_value(None, value, engine_state, span)),
+
+        Err(x) => match x {
+            nu_json::Error::Syntax(_, row, col) => {
+                let label = x.to_string();
+                let label_span = convert_row_column_to_span(row, col, string_input);
+                Err(ShellError::GenericError {
+                    error: "Error while parsing JSON text".into(),
+                    msg: "error parsing JSON text".into(),
+                    span: Some(span),
+                    help: None,
+                    inner: vec![ShellError::OutsideSpannedLabeledError {
+                        src: string_input.into(),
+                        error: "Error while parsing JSON text".into(),
+                        msg: label,
+                        span: label_span,
+                    }],
+                })
+            }
+            x => Err(ShellError::CantConvert {
+                to_type: format!("structured json data ({x})"),
+                from_type: "string".into(),
+                span,
+                help: None,
+            }),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn convert_nujson_to_value(
+    key: Option<String>,
+    value: nu_json::Value,
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    span: Span,
+) -> Value {
+    match value {
+        nu_json::Value::Array(array) => Value::list(
+            array
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|x| convert_nujson_to_value(key.clone(), x, engine_state, span))
+                .collect(),
+            span,
+        ),
+        nu_json::Value::Bool(b) => Value::bool(b, span),
+        nu_json::Value::F64(f) => Value::float(f, span),
+        nu_json::Value::I64(i) => {
+            if let Some(closure_str) = expand_closure(key.clone(), i, engine_state) {
+                Value::string(closure_str, span)
+            } else {
+                Value::int(i, span)
+            }
+        }
+        nu_json::Value::Null => Value::nothing(span),
+        nu_json::Value::Object(k) => Value::record(
+            k.into_iter()
+                .map(|(k, v)| {
+                    let mut key = k.clone();
+                    // Keep .Closure.val and .block_id as part of the key during conversion to value
+                    let value = convert_nujson_to_value(Some(key.clone()), v, engine_state, span);
+                    // Replace .Closure.val and .block_id from the key after the conversion
+                    if key.contains(".Closure.val") || key.contains(".block_id") {
+                        key = key.replace(".Closure.val", "").replace(".block_id", "");
+                    }
+                    (key, value)
+                })
+                .collect(),
+            span,
+        ),
+        nu_json::Value::U64(u) => {
+            if u > i64::MAX as u64 {
+                Value::error(
+                    ShellError::CantConvert {
+                        to_type: "i64 sized integer".into(),
+                        from_type: "value larger than i64".into(),
+                        span,
+                        help: None,
+                    },
+                    span,
+                )
+            } else if let Some(closure_str) = expand_closure(key.clone(), u as i64, engine_state) {
+                Value::string(closure_str, span)
+            } else {
+                Value::int(u as i64, span)
+            }
+        }
+        nu_json::Value::String(s) => Value::string(s, span),
+    }
+}
+
+// If the block_id is a real block id, then it should expand into the closure contents, otherwise return None
+fn expand_closure(
+    key: Option<String>,
+    block_id: i64,
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+) -> Option<String> {
+    match key {
+        Some(key) if key.contains(".Closure.val") || key.contains(".block_id") => engine_state
+            .try_get_block(nu_protocol::BlockId::new(block_id as usize))
+            .and_then(|block| block.span)
+            .map(|span| {
+                let contents = engine_state.get_span_contents(span);
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(contents).to_string()
+            }),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+// Converts row+column to a Span, assuming bytes (1-based rows)
+fn convert_row_column_to_span(row: usize, col: usize, contents: &str) -> Span {
+    let mut cur_row = 1;
+    let mut cur_col = 1;
+
+    for (offset, curr_byte) in contents.bytes().enumerate() {
+        if curr_byte == b'\n' {
+            cur_row += 1;
+            cur_col = 1;
+        }
+        if cur_row >= row && cur_col >= col {
+            return Span::new(offset, offset);
+        } else {
+            cur_col += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Span::new(contents.len(), contents.len())
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_nu.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_nu.rs
index 75d971f36e..5295fe5247 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_nu.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_nu.rs
@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ impl Command for ConfigNu {
                 Some('d'),
             )
             .switch(
-                "sample",
-                "Print a commented, sample `config.nu` file instead.",
+                "doc",
+                "Print a commented `config.nu` with documentation instead.",
                 Some('s'),
             )
-        // TODO: Signature narrower than what run actually supports theoretically
     }
 
     fn description(&self) -> &str {
@@ -37,8 +36,8 @@ impl Command for ConfigNu {
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
-                description: "pretty-print a commented, sample `config.nu` that explains common settings",
-                example: "config nu --sample | nu-highlight",
+                description: "pretty-print a commented `config.nu` that explains common settings",
+                example: "config nu --doc | nu-highlight",
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
@@ -58,13 +57,13 @@ impl Command for ConfigNu {
         _input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
         let default_flag = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "default")?;
-        let sample_flag = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "sample")?;
-        if default_flag && sample_flag {
+        let doc_flag = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "doc")?;
+        if default_flag && doc_flag {
             return Err(ShellError::IncompatibleParameters {
                 left_message: "can't use `--default` at the same time".into(),
                 left_span: call.get_flag_span(stack, "default").expect("has flag"),
-                right_message: "because of `--sample`".into(),
-                right_span: call.get_flag_span(stack, "sample").expect("has flag"),
+                right_message: "because of `--doc`".into(),
+                right_span: call.get_flag_span(stack, "doc").expect("has flag"),
             });
         }
 
@@ -74,10 +73,10 @@ impl Command for ConfigNu {
             return Ok(Value::string(nu_utils::get_default_config(), head).into_pipeline_data());
         }
 
-        // `--sample` flag handling
-        if sample_flag {
+        // `--doc` flag handling
+        if doc_flag {
             let head = call.head;
-            return Ok(Value::string(nu_utils::get_sample_config(), head).into_pipeline_data());
+            return Ok(Value::string(nu_utils::get_doc_config(), head).into_pipeline_data());
         }
 
         super::config_::start_editor("config-path", engine_state, stack, call)
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/mod.rs
index fa6a3b4ca3..d596eb57b9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 mod config_;
 mod config_env;
+mod config_flatten;
 mod config_nu;
 mod config_reset;
+
 pub use config_::ConfigMeta;
 pub use config_env::ConfigEnv;
+pub use config_flatten::ConfigFlatten;
 pub use config_nu::ConfigNu;
 pub use config_reset::ConfigReset;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/env/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/env/mod.rs
index 2a72df5029..3f9312ed13 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/env/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/env/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod source_env;
 mod with_env;
 
 pub use config::ConfigEnv;
+pub use config::ConfigFlatten;
 pub use config::ConfigMeta;
 pub use config::ConfigNu;
 pub use config::ConfigReset;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/du.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/du.rs
index 15dc0d78d6..f90af2f8ad 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/du.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/du.rs
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ impl Command for Du {
                 SyntaxShape::OneOf(vec![SyntaxShape::GlobPattern, SyntaxShape::String]),
                 "Starting directory.",
             )
-            .switch(
-                "all",
-                "Output file sizes as well as directory sizes",
-                Some('a'),
-            )
             .switch(
                 "deref",
                 "Dereference symlinks to their targets for size",
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/common.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/common.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..219250d113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/common.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub(crate) enum MergeStrategy {
+    /// Key-value pairs present in lhs and rhs are overwritten by values in rhs
+    Shallow,
+    /// Records are merged recursively, otherwise same behavior as shallow
+    Deep(ListMerge),
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub(crate) enum ListMerge {
+    /// Lists in lhs are overwritten by lists in rhs
+    Overwrite,
+    /// Lists of records are merged element-wise, other lists are overwritten by rhs
+    Elementwise,
+    /// All lists are concatenated together, lhs ++ rhs
+    Append,
+    /// All lists are concatenated together, rhs ++ lhs
+    Prepend,
+}
+
+/// Test whether a value is a list of records.
+///
+/// This includes tables and non-tables.
+fn is_list_of_records(val: &Value) -> bool {
+    match val {
+        list @ Value::List { .. } if matches!(list.get_type(), Type::Table { .. }) => true,
+        // we want to include lists of records, but not lists of mixed types
+        Value::List { vals, .. } => vals
+            .iter()
+            .map(Value::get_type)
+            .all(|val| matches!(val, Type::Record { .. })),
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Typecheck a merge operation.
+///
+/// Ensures that both arguments are records, tables, or lists of non-matching records.
+pub(crate) fn typecheck_merge(lhs: &Value, rhs: &Value, head: Span) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+    match (lhs.get_type(), rhs.get_type()) {
+        (Type::Record { .. }, Type::Record { .. }) => Ok(()),
+        (_, _) if is_list_of_records(lhs) && is_list_of_records(rhs) => Ok(()),
+        _ => Err(ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
+            exp_input_type: "input and argument to be both record or both table".to_string(),
+            dst_span: head,
+            src_span: lhs.span(),
+        }),
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn do_merge(
+    lhs: Value,
+    rhs: Value,
+    strategy: MergeStrategy,
+    span: Span,
+) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+    match (strategy, lhs, rhs) {
+        // Propagate errors
+        (_, Value::Error { error, .. }, _) | (_, _, Value::Error { error, .. }) => Err(*error),
+        // Shallow merge records
+        (
+            MergeStrategy::Shallow,
+            Value::Record { val: lhs, .. },
+            Value::Record { val: rhs, .. },
+        ) => Ok(Value::record(
+            merge_records(lhs.into_owned(), rhs.into_owned(), strategy, span)?,
+            span,
+        )),
+        // Deep merge records
+        (
+            MergeStrategy::Deep(_),
+            Value::Record { val: lhs, .. },
+            Value::Record { val: rhs, .. },
+        ) => Ok(Value::record(
+            merge_records(lhs.into_owned(), rhs.into_owned(), strategy, span)?,
+            span,
+        )),
+        // Merge lists by appending
+        (
+            MergeStrategy::Deep(ListMerge::Append),
+            Value::List { vals: lhs, .. },
+            Value::List { vals: rhs, .. },
+        ) => Ok(Value::list(lhs.into_iter().chain(rhs).collect(), span)),
+        // Merge lists by prepending
+        (
+            MergeStrategy::Deep(ListMerge::Prepend),
+            Value::List { vals: lhs, .. },
+            Value::List { vals: rhs, .. },
+        ) => Ok(Value::list(rhs.into_iter().chain(lhs).collect(), span)),
+        // Merge lists of records elementwise (tables and non-tables)
+        // Match on shallow since this might be a top-level table
+        (
+            MergeStrategy::Shallow | MergeStrategy::Deep(ListMerge::Elementwise),
+            lhs_list @ Value::List { .. },
+            rhs_list @ Value::List { .. },
+        ) if is_list_of_records(&lhs_list) && is_list_of_records(&rhs_list) => {
+            let lhs = lhs_list
+                .into_list()
+                .expect("Value matched as list above, but is not a list");
+            let rhs = rhs_list
+                .into_list()
+                .expect("Value matched as list above, but is not a list");
+            Ok(Value::list(merge_tables(lhs, rhs, strategy, span)?, span))
+        }
+        // Use rhs value (shallow record merge, overwrite list merge, and general scalar merge)
+        (_, _, val) => Ok(val),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Merge right-hand table into left-hand table, element-wise
+///
+/// For example:
+/// lhs = [{a: 12, b: 34}]
+/// rhs = [{a: 56, c: 78}]
+/// output = [{a: 56, b: 34, c: 78}]
+fn merge_tables(
+    lhs: Vec<Value>,
+    rhs: Vec<Value>,
+    strategy: MergeStrategy,
+    span: Span,
+) -> Result<Vec<Value>, ShellError> {
+    let mut table_iter = rhs.into_iter();
+
+    lhs.into_iter()
+        .map(move |inp| match (inp.into_record(), table_iter.next()) {
+            (Ok(rec), Some(to_merge)) => match to_merge.into_record() {
+                Ok(to_merge) => Ok(Value::record(
+                    merge_records(rec.to_owned(), to_merge.to_owned(), strategy, span)?,
+                    span,
+                )),
+                Err(error) => Ok(Value::error(error, span)),
+            },
+            (Ok(rec), None) => Ok(Value::record(rec, span)),
+            (Err(error), _) => Ok(Value::error(error, span)),
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn merge_records(
+    mut lhs: Record,
+    rhs: Record,
+    strategy: MergeStrategy,
+    span: Span,
+) -> Result<Record, ShellError> {
+    match strategy {
+        MergeStrategy::Shallow => {
+            for (col, rval) in rhs.into_iter() {
+                lhs.insert(col, rval);
+            }
+        }
+        strategy => {
+            for (col, rval) in rhs.into_iter() {
+                // in order to both avoid cloning (possibly nested) record values and maintain the ordering of record keys, we can swap a temporary value into the source record.
+                // if we were to remove the value, the ordering would be messed up as we might not insert back into the original index
+                // it's okay to swap a temporary value in, since we know it will be replaced by the end of the function call
+                //
+                // use an error here instead of something like null so if this somehow makes it into the output, the bug will be immediately obvious
+                let failed_error = ShellError::NushellFailed {
+                    msg: "Merge failed to properly replace internal temporary value".to_owned(),
+                };
+
+                let value = match lhs.insert(&col, Value::error(failed_error, span)) {
+                    Some(lval) => do_merge(lval, rval, strategy, span)?,
+                    None => rval,
+                };
+
+                lhs.insert(col, value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(lhs)
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/deep.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/deep.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42d4cefd9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/deep.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+use super::common::{do_merge, typecheck_merge, ListMerge, MergeStrategy};
+use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct MergeDeep;
+
+impl Command for MergeDeep {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "merge deep"
+    }
+
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        "Merge the input with a record or table, recursively merging values in matching columns."
+    }
+
+    fn extra_description(&self) -> &str {
+        r#"The way that key-value pairs which exist in both the input and the argument are merged depends on their types.
+
+Scalar values (like numbers and strings) in the input are overwritten by the corresponding value from the argument.
+Records in the input are merged similarly to the merge command, but recursing rather than overwriting inner records.
+
+The way lists and tables are merged is controlled by the `--strategy` flag:
+  - table: Merges tables element-wise, similarly to the merge command. Non-table lists are overwritten.
+  - overwrite: Lists and tables are overwritten with their corresponding value from the argument, similarly to scalars.
+  - append: Lists and tables in the input are appended with the corresponding list from the argument.
+  - prepend: Lists and tables in the input are prepended with the corresponding list from the argument."#
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
+        Signature::build("merge deep")
+            .input_output_types(vec![
+                (Type::record(), Type::record()),
+                (Type::table(), Type::table()),
+            ])
+            .required(
+                "value",
+                SyntaxShape::OneOf(vec![
+                    SyntaxShape::Record(vec![]),
+                    SyntaxShape::Table(vec![]),
+                    SyntaxShape::List(SyntaxShape::Any.into()),
+                ]),
+                "The new value to merge with.",
+            )
+            .category(Category::Filters)
+            .named("strategy", SyntaxShape::String, "The list merging strategy to use. One of: table (default), overwrite, append, prepend", Some('s'))
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                example: "{a: 1, b: {c: 2, d: 3}} | merge deep {b: {d: 4, e: 5}}",
+                description: "Merge two records recursively",
+                result: Some(Value::test_record(record! {
+                    "a" => Value::test_int(1),
+                    "b" => Value::test_record(record! {
+                        "c" => Value::test_int(2),
+                        "d" => Value::test_int(4),
+                        "e" => Value::test_int(5),
+                    })
+                })),
+            },
+            Example {
+                example: r#"[{columnA: 0, columnB: [{B1: 1}]}] | merge deep [{columnB: [{B2: 2}]}]"#,
+                description: "Merge two tables",
+                result: Some(Value::test_list(vec![Value::test_record(record! {
+                    "columnA" => Value::test_int(0),
+                    "columnB" => Value::test_list(vec![
+                        Value::test_record(record! {
+                            "B1" => Value::test_int(1),
+                            "B2" => Value::test_int(2),
+                        })
+                    ]),
+                })])),
+            },
+            Example {
+                example: r#"{inner: [{a: 1}, {b: 2}]} | merge deep {inner: [{c: 3}]}"#,
+                description: "Merge two records and their inner tables",
+                result: Some(Value::test_record(record! {
+                    "inner" => Value::test_list(vec![
+                        Value::test_record(record! {
+                            "a" => Value::test_int(1),
+                            "c" => Value::test_int(3),
+                        }),
+                        Value::test_record(record! {
+                            "b" => Value::test_int(2),
+                        })
+                    ])
+                })),
+            },
+            Example {
+                example: r#"{inner: [{a: 1}, {b: 2}]} | merge deep {inner: [{c: 3}]} --strategy=append"#,
+                description: "Merge two records, appending their inner tables",
+                result: Some(Value::test_record(record! {
+                    "inner" => Value::test_list(vec![
+                        Value::test_record(record! {
+                            "a" => Value::test_int(1),
+                        }),
+                        Value::test_record(record! {
+                            "b" => Value::test_int(2),
+                        }),
+                        Value::test_record(record! {
+                            "c" => Value::test_int(3),
+                        }),
+                    ])
+                })),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        let merge_value: Value = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        let strategy_flag: Option<String> = call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "strategy")?;
+        let metadata = input.metadata();
+
+        // collect input before typechecking, so tables are detected as such
+        let input_span = input.span().unwrap_or(head);
+        let input = input.into_value(input_span)?;
+
+        let strategy = match strategy_flag.as_deref() {
+            None | Some("table") => MergeStrategy::Deep(ListMerge::Elementwise),
+            Some("append") => MergeStrategy::Deep(ListMerge::Append),
+            Some("prepend") => MergeStrategy::Deep(ListMerge::Prepend),
+            Some("overwrite") => MergeStrategy::Deep(ListMerge::Overwrite),
+            Some(_) => {
+                return Err(ShellError::IncorrectValue {
+                    msg: "The list merging strategy must be one one of: table, overwrite, append, prepend".to_string(),
+                    val_span: call.get_flag_span(stack, "strategy").unwrap_or(head),
+                    call_span: head,
+                })
+            }
+        };
+
+        typecheck_merge(&input, &merge_value, head)?;
+
+        let merged = do_merge(input, merge_value, strategy, head)?;
+        Ok(merged.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(MergeDeep {})
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/merge_.rs
similarity index 52%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge.rs
rename to crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/merge_.rs
index 588138fb42..5974f13d60 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/merge_.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use super::common::{do_merge, typecheck_merge, MergeStrategy};
 use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -28,8 +29,10 @@ repeating this process with row 1, and so on."#
             ])
             .required(
                 "value",
-                // Both this and `update` should have a shape more like <record> | <table> than just <any>. -Leon 2022-10-27
-                SyntaxShape::Any,
+                SyntaxShape::OneOf(vec![
+                    SyntaxShape::Record(vec![]),
+                    SyntaxShape::Table(vec![]),
+                ]),
                 "The new value to merge with.",
             )
             .category(Category::Filters)
@@ -89,74 +92,17 @@ repeating this process with row 1, and so on."#
         let merge_value: Value = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
         let metadata = input.metadata();
 
-        match (&input, merge_value) {
-            // table (list of records)
-            (
-                PipelineData::Value(Value::List { .. }, ..) | PipelineData::ListStream { .. },
-                Value::List { vals, .. },
-            ) => {
-                let mut table_iter = vals.into_iter();
+        // collect input before typechecking, so tables are detected as such
+        let input_span = input.span().unwrap_or(head);
+        let input = input.into_value(input_span)?;
 
-                let res =
-                    input
-                        .into_iter()
-                        .map(move |inp| match (inp.as_record(), table_iter.next()) {
-                            (Ok(inp), Some(to_merge)) => match to_merge.as_record() {
-                                Ok(to_merge) => Value::record(do_merge(inp, to_merge), head),
-                                Err(error) => Value::error(error, head),
-                            },
-                            (_, None) => inp,
-                            (Err(error), _) => Value::error(error, head),
-                        });
+        typecheck_merge(&input, &merge_value, head)?;
 
-                Ok(res.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(
-                    head,
-                    engine_state.signals().clone(),
-                    metadata,
-                ))
-            }
-            // record
-            (
-                PipelineData::Value(Value::Record { val: inp, .. }, ..),
-                Value::Record { val: to_merge, .. },
-            ) => Ok(Value::record(do_merge(inp, &to_merge), head).into_pipeline_data()),
-            // Propagate errors in the pipeline
-            (PipelineData::Value(Value::Error { error, .. }, ..), _) => Err(*error.clone()),
-            (PipelineData::Value(val, ..), ..) => {
-                // Only point the "value originates here" arrow at the merge value
-                // if it was generated from a block. Otherwise, point at the pipeline value. -Leon 2022-10-27
-                let span = if val.span() == Span::test_data() {
-                    Span::new(head.start, head.start)
-                } else {
-                    val.span()
-                };
-
-                Err(ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
-                    exp_input_type: "input, and argument, to be both record or both table"
-                        .to_string(),
-                    dst_span: head,
-                    src_span: span,
-                })
-            }
-            _ => Err(ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
-                exp_input_type: "input, and argument, to be both record or both table".to_string(),
-                dst_span: head,
-                src_span: Span::new(head.start, head.start),
-            }),
-        }
+        let merged = do_merge(input, merge_value, MergeStrategy::Shallow, head)?;
+        Ok(merged.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
     }
 }
 
-// TODO: rewrite to mutate the input record
-fn do_merge(input_record: &Record, to_merge_record: &Record) -> Record {
-    let mut result = input_record.clone();
-
-    for (col, val) in to_merge_record {
-        result.insert(col, val.clone());
-    }
-    result
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36a457b221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+mod common;
+pub mod deep;
+pub mod merge_;
+
+pub use deep::MergeDeep;
+pub use merge_::Merge;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs
index 8eac0fc70b..373314fb18 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ pub use last::Last;
 pub use length::Length;
 pub use lines::Lines;
 pub use merge::Merge;
+pub use merge::MergeDeep;
 pub use move_::Move;
 pub use par_each::ParEach;
 pub use prepend::Prepend;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/split_by.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/split_by.rs
index b42f0c820c..bbc87452af 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/split_by.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/split_by.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl Command for SplitBy {
         Signature::build("split-by")
             .input_output_types(vec![(Type::record(), Type::record())])
             .optional("splitter", SyntaxShape::Any, "The splitter value to use.")
-            .category(Category::Filters)
+            .category(Category::Deprecated)
     }
 
     fn description(&self) -> &str {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/csv.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/csv.rs
index bde84c2c73..74b9bcd33f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/csv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/csv.rs
@@ -204,12 +204,45 @@ fn from_csv(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use nu_cmd_lang::eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression;
+
     use super::*;
 
+    use crate::{Metadata, MetadataSet};
+
     #[test]
     fn test_examples() {
         use crate::test_examples;
 
         test_examples(FromCsv {})
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_content_type_metadata() {
+        let mut engine_state = Box::new(EngineState::new());
+        let delta = {
+            let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(FromCsv {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Metadata {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(MetadataSet {}));
+
+            working_set.render()
+        };
+
+        engine_state
+            .merge_delta(delta)
+            .expect("Error merging delta");
+
+        let cmd = r#""a,b\n1,2" | metadata set --content-type 'text/csv' --datasource-ls | from csv | metadata | $in"#;
+        let result = eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression(
+            cmd,
+            std::env::temp_dir().as_ref(),
+            &mut engine_state,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Value::test_record(record!("source" => Value::test_string("ls"))),
+            result.expect("There should be a result")
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/delimited.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/delimited.rs
index 5dfdd4ad82..865bc79a41 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/delimited.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/delimited.rs
@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ pub(super) fn from_delimited_data(
     input: PipelineData,
     name: Span,
 ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let metadata = input.metadata().map(|md| md.with_content_type(None));
     match input {
         PipelineData::Empty => Ok(PipelineData::Empty),
-        PipelineData::Value(value, metadata) => {
+        PipelineData::Value(value, ..) => {
             let string = value.into_string()?;
             let byte_stream = ByteStream::read_string(string, name, Signals::empty());
             Ok(PipelineData::ListStream(
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ pub(super) fn from_delimited_data(
             dst_span: name,
             src_span: list_stream.span(),
         }),
-        PipelineData::ByteStream(byte_stream, metadata) => Ok(PipelineData::ListStream(
+        PipelineData::ByteStream(byte_stream, ..) => Ok(PipelineData::ListStream(
             from_delimited_stream(config, byte_stream, name)?,
             metadata,
         )),
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs
index e3de2cbafd..36a05ea4e1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs
@@ -70,23 +70,22 @@ impl Command for FromJson {
         let span = call.head;
 
         let strict = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "strict")?;
+        let metadata = input.metadata().map(|md| md.with_content_type(None));
 
         // TODO: turn this into a structured underline of the nu_json error
         if call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "objects")? {
             // Return a stream of JSON values, one for each non-empty line
             match input {
-                PipelineData::Value(Value::String { val, .. }, metadata) => {
-                    Ok(PipelineData::ListStream(
-                        read_json_lines(
-                            Cursor::new(val),
-                            span,
-                            strict,
-                            engine_state.signals().clone(),
-                        ),
-                        metadata,
-                    ))
-                }
-                PipelineData::ByteStream(stream, metadata)
+                PipelineData::Value(Value::String { val, .. }, ..) => Ok(PipelineData::ListStream(
+                    read_json_lines(
+                        Cursor::new(val),
+                        span,
+                        strict,
+                        engine_state.signals().clone(),
+                    ),
+                    metadata,
+                )),
+                PipelineData::ByteStream(stream, ..)
                     if stream.type_() != ByteStreamType::Binary =>
                 {
                     if let Some(reader) = stream.reader() {
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ impl Command for FromJson {
             }
         } else {
             // Return a single JSON value
-            let (string_input, span, metadata) = input.collect_string_strict(span)?;
+            let (string_input, span, ..) = input.collect_string_strict(span)?;
 
             if string_input.is_empty() {
                 return Ok(Value::nothing(span).into_pipeline_data());
@@ -267,6 +266,10 @@ fn convert_string_to_value_strict(string_input: &str, span: Span) -> Result<Valu
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use nu_cmd_lang::eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression;
+
+    use crate::{Metadata, MetadataSet};
+
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
@@ -275,4 +278,33 @@ mod test {
 
         test_examples(FromJson {})
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_content_type_metadata() {
+        let mut engine_state = Box::new(EngineState::new());
+        let delta = {
+            let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(FromJson {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Metadata {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(MetadataSet {}));
+
+            working_set.render()
+        };
+
+        engine_state
+            .merge_delta(delta)
+            .expect("Error merging delta");
+
+        let cmd = r#"'{"a":1,"b":2}' | metadata set --content-type 'application/json' --datasource-ls | from json | metadata | $in"#;
+        let result = eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression(
+            cmd,
+            std::env::temp_dir().as_ref(),
+            &mut engine_state,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Value::test_record(record!("source" => Value::test_string("ls"))),
+            result.expect("There should be a result")
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/msgpack.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/msgpack.rs
index a3538ea69f..4fe849b8fe 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/msgpack.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/msgpack.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ MessagePack: https://msgpack.org/
             objects,
             signals: engine_state.signals().clone(),
         };
-        match input {
+        let metadata = input.metadata().map(|md| md.with_content_type(None));
+        let out = match input {
             // Deserialize from a byte buffer
             PipelineData::Value(Value::Binary { val: bytes, .. }, _) => {
                 read_msgpack(Cursor::new(bytes), opts)
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ MessagePack: https://msgpack.org/
                 dst_span: call.head,
                 src_span: input.span().unwrap_or(call.head),
             }),
-        }
+        };
+        out.map(|pd| pd.set_metadata(metadata))
     }
 }
 
@@ -510,6 +512,10 @@ fn assert_eof(input: &mut impl io::Read, span: Span) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use nu_cmd_lang::eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression;
+
+    use crate::{Metadata, MetadataSet, ToMsgpack};
+
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
@@ -518,4 +524,34 @@ mod test {
 
         test_examples(FromMsgpack {})
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_content_type_metadata() {
+        let mut engine_state = Box::new(EngineState::new());
+        let delta = {
+            let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(ToMsgpack {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(FromMsgpack {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Metadata {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(MetadataSet {}));
+
+            working_set.render()
+        };
+
+        engine_state
+            .merge_delta(delta)
+            .expect("Error merging delta");
+
+        let cmd = r#"{a: 1 b: 2} | to msgpack | metadata set --datasource-ls | from msgpack | metadata | $in"#;
+        let result = eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression(
+            cmd,
+            std::env::temp_dir().as_ref(),
+            &mut engine_state,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Value::test_record(record!("source" => Value::test_string("ls"))),
+            result.expect("There should be a result")
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/msgpackz.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/msgpackz.rs
index 81cc901614..4f31f74ec6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/msgpackz.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/msgpackz.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ impl Command for FromMsgpackz {
             objects,
             signals: engine_state.signals().clone(),
         };
-        match input {
+        let metadata = input.metadata().map(|md| md.with_content_type(None));
+        let out = match input {
             // Deserialize from a byte buffer
             PipelineData::Value(Value::Binary { val: bytes, .. }, _) => {
                 let reader = brotli::Decompressor::new(Cursor::new(bytes), BUFFER_SIZE);
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ impl Command for FromMsgpackz {
                 dst_span: call.head,
                 src_span: span,
             }),
-        }
+        };
+        out.map(|pd| pd.set_metadata(metadata))
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/nuon.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/nuon.rs
index 107ee9c3b4..7cb45c5721 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/nuon.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/nuon.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ impl Command for FromNuon {
         let (string_input, _span, metadata) = input.collect_string_strict(head)?;
 
         match nuon::from_nuon(&string_input, Some(head)) {
-            Ok(result) => Ok(result.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata)),
+            Ok(result) => Ok(result
+                .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata.map(|md| md.with_content_type(None)))),
             Err(err) => Err(ShellError::GenericError {
                 error: "error when loading nuon text".into(),
                 msg: "could not load nuon text".into(),
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ impl Command for FromNuon {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use nu_cmd_lang::eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression;
+
+    use crate::{Metadata, MetadataSet};
+
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
@@ -71,4 +76,33 @@ mod test {
 
         test_examples(FromNuon {})
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_content_type_metadata() {
+        let mut engine_state = Box::new(EngineState::new());
+        let delta = {
+            let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(FromNuon {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Metadata {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(MetadataSet {}));
+
+            working_set.render()
+        };
+
+        engine_state
+            .merge_delta(delta)
+            .expect("Error merging delta");
+
+        let cmd = r#"'[[a, b]; [1, 2]]' | metadata set --content-type 'application/x-nuon' --datasource-ls | from nuon | metadata | $in"#;
+        let result = eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression(
+            cmd,
+            std::env::temp_dir().as_ref(),
+            &mut engine_state,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Value::test_record(record!("source" => Value::test_string("ls"))),
+            result.expect("There should be a result")
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ods.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ods.rs
index c6f08f4481..f1f4252f1e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ods.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ods.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ impl Command for FromOds {
             vec![]
         };
 
-        from_ods(input, head, sel_sheets)
+        let metadata = input.metadata().map(|md| md.with_content_type(None));
+        from_ods(input, head, sel_sheets).map(|pd| pd.set_metadata(metadata))
     }
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/toml.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/toml.rs
index a61ced65a0..8f4242e5db 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/toml.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/toml.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ impl Command for FromToml {
         let span = call.head;
         let (mut string_input, span, metadata) = input.collect_string_strict(span)?;
         string_input.push('\n');
-        Ok(convert_string_to_value(string_input, span)?.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
+        Ok(convert_string_to_value(string_input, span)?
+            .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata.map(|md| md.with_content_type(None))))
     }
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
@@ -144,8 +145,11 @@ pub fn convert_string_to_value(string_input: String, span: Span) -> Result<Value
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use crate::{Metadata, MetadataSet};
+
     use super::*;
     use chrono::TimeZone;
+    use nu_cmd_lang::eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression;
     use toml::value::Datetime;
 
     #[test]
@@ -331,4 +335,33 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(result, reference_date);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_content_type_metadata() {
+        let mut engine_state = Box::new(EngineState::new());
+        let delta = {
+            let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(FromToml {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Metadata {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(MetadataSet {}));
+
+            working_set.render()
+        };
+
+        engine_state
+            .merge_delta(delta)
+            .expect("Error merging delta");
+
+        let cmd = r#""[a]\nb = 1\nc = 1" | metadata set --content-type 'text/x-toml' --datasource-ls | from toml | metadata | $in"#;
+        let result = eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression(
+            cmd,
+            std::env::temp_dir().as_ref(),
+            &mut engine_state,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Value::test_record(record!("source" => Value::test_string("ls"))),
+            result.expect("There should be a result")
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/tsv.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/tsv.rs
index 09bee4803f..2d77342307 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/tsv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/tsv.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ fn from_tsv(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use nu_cmd_lang::eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression;
+
+    use crate::{Metadata, MetadataSet};
+
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
@@ -173,4 +177,33 @@ mod test {
 
         test_examples(FromTsv {})
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_content_type_metadata() {
+        let mut engine_state = Box::new(EngineState::new());
+        let delta = {
+            let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(FromTsv {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Metadata {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(MetadataSet {}));
+
+            working_set.render()
+        };
+
+        engine_state
+            .merge_delta(delta)
+            .expect("Error merging delta");
+
+        let cmd = r#""a\tb\n1\t2" | metadata set --content-type 'text/tab-separated-values' --datasource-ls | from tsv | metadata | $in"#;
+        let result = eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression(
+            cmd,
+            std::env::temp_dir().as_ref(),
+            &mut engine_state,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Value::test_record(record!("source" => Value::test_string("ls"))),
+            result.expect("There should be a result")
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xlsx.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xlsx.rs
index 1e02cf432c..bc486d1f18 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xlsx.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xlsx.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ impl Command for FromXlsx {
             vec![]
         };
 
-        from_xlsx(input, head, sel_sheets)
+        let metadata = input.metadata().map(|md| md.with_content_type(None));
+        from_xlsx(input, head, sel_sheets).map(|pd| pd.set_metadata(metadata))
     }
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xml.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xml.rs
index 4c0675a109..70c1048972 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xml.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xml.rs
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ fn from_xml(input: PipelineData, info: &ParsingInfo) -> Result<PipelineData, She
     let (concat_string, span, metadata) = input.collect_string_strict(info.span)?;
 
     match from_xml_string_to_value(&concat_string, info) {
-        Ok(x) => Ok(x.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata)),
+        Ok(x) => {
+            Ok(x.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata.map(|md| md.with_content_type(None))))
+        }
         Err(err) => Err(process_xml_parse_error(err, span)),
     }
 }
@@ -322,10 +324,14 @@ fn make_cant_convert_error(help: impl Into<String>, span: Span) -> ShellError {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use crate::Metadata;
+    use crate::MetadataSet;
+
     use super::*;
 
     use indexmap::indexmap;
     use indexmap::IndexMap;
+    use nu_cmd_lang::eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression;
 
     fn string(input: impl Into<String>) -> Value {
         Value::test_string(input)
@@ -480,4 +486,36 @@ mod tests {
 
         test_examples(FromXml {})
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_content_type_metadata() {
+        let mut engine_state = Box::new(EngineState::new());
+        let delta = {
+            let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(FromXml {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Metadata {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(MetadataSet {}));
+
+            working_set.render()
+        };
+
+        engine_state
+            .merge_delta(delta)
+            .expect("Error merging delta");
+
+        let cmd = r#"'<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<note>
+  <remember>Event</remember>
+</note>' | metadata set --content-type 'application/xml' --datasource-ls | from xml | metadata | $in"#;
+        let result = eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression(
+            cmd,
+            std::env::temp_dir().as_ref(),
+            &mut engine_state,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Value::test_record(record!("source" => Value::test_string("ls"))),
+            result.expect("There should be a result")
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/yaml.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/yaml.rs
index 5c463cc2a9..649f7e83ac 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/yaml.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/yaml.rs
@@ -235,14 +235,19 @@ fn from_yaml(input: PipelineData, head: Span) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError
     let (concat_string, span, metadata) = input.collect_string_strict(head)?;
 
     match from_yaml_string_to_value(&concat_string, head, span) {
-        Ok(x) => Ok(x.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata)),
+        Ok(x) => {
+            Ok(x.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata.map(|md| md.with_content_type(None))))
+        }
         Err(other) => Err(other),
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use crate::{Metadata, MetadataSet};
+
     use super::*;
+    use nu_cmd_lang::eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression;
     use nu_protocol::Config;
 
     #[test]
@@ -395,4 +400,33 @@ mod test {
             assert!(result.ok().unwrap() == test_case.expected.ok().unwrap());
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_content_type_metadata() {
+        let mut engine_state = Box::new(EngineState::new());
+        let delta = {
+            let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(FromYaml {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Metadata {}));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(MetadataSet {}));
+
+            working_set.render()
+        };
+
+        engine_state
+            .merge_delta(delta)
+            .expect("Error merging delta");
+
+        let cmd = r#""a: 1\nb: 2" | metadata set --content-type 'application/yaml' --datasource-ls | from yaml | metadata | $in"#;
+        let result = eval_pipeline_without_terminal_expression(
+            cmd,
+            std::env::temp_dir().as_ref(),
+            &mut engine_state,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Value::test_record(record!("source" => Value::test_string("ls"))),
+            result.expect("There should be a result")
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/ansi/strip.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/ansi/strip.rs
index 5f172c5cdc..23063cff63 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/ansi/strip.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/ansi/strip.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use nu_cmd_base::input_handler::{operate, CmdArgument};
 use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
 use nu_protocol::Config;
 
-pub struct Arguments {
+struct Arguments {
     cell_paths: Option<Vec<CellPath>>,
     config: Arc<Config>,
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/merge_deep.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/merge_deep.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9cc62aba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/merge_deep.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+use nu_test_support::nu;
+
+#[test]
+fn table_strategy_table() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        nu!(
+            "{} | merge deep {} | to nuon",
+            "{inner: [{a: 1}, {b: 2}]}",
+            "{inner: [{c: 3}]}"
+        )
+        .out,
+        "{inner: [{a: 1, c: 3}, {b: 2}]}"
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn table_strategy_list() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        nu!(
+            "{} | merge deep {} | to nuon",
+            "{a: [1, 2, 3]}",
+            "{a: [4, 5, 6]}"
+        )
+        .out,
+        "{a: [4, 5, 6]}"
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn overwrite_strategy_table() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        nu!(
+            "{} | merge deep --strategy=overwrite {} | to nuon",
+            "{inner: [{a: 1}, {b: 2}]}",
+            "{inner: [[c]; [3]]}"
+        )
+        .out,
+        "{inner: [[c]; [3]]}"
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn overwrite_strategy_list() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        nu!(
+            "{} | merge deep --strategy=overwrite {} | to nuon",
+            "{a: [1, 2, 3]}",
+            "{a: [4, 5, 6]}"
+        )
+        .out,
+        "{a: [4, 5, 6]}"
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn append_strategy_table() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        nu!(
+            "{} | merge deep --strategy=append {} | to nuon",
+            "{inner: [{a: 1}, {b: 2}]}",
+            "{inner: [{c: 3}]}"
+        )
+        .out,
+        "{inner: [{a: 1}, {b: 2}, {c: 3}]}"
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn append_strategy_list() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        nu!(
+            "{} | merge deep --strategy=append {} | to nuon",
+            "{inner: [1, 2, 3]}",
+            "{inner: [4, 5, 6]}"
+        )
+        .out,
+        "{inner: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}"
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn prepend_strategy_table() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        nu!(
+            "{} | merge deep --strategy=prepend {} | to nuon",
+            "{inner: [{a: 1}, {b: 2}]}",
+            "{inner: [{c: 3}]}"
+        )
+        .out,
+        "{inner: [{c: 3}, {a: 1}, {b: 2}]}"
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn prepend_strategy_list() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        nu!(
+            "{} | merge deep --strategy=prepend {} | to nuon",
+            "{inner: [1, 2, 3]}",
+            "{inner: [4, 5, 6]}"
+        )
+        .out,
+        "{inner: [4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3]}"
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn record_nested_with_overwrite() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        nu!(
+            "{} | merge deep {} | to nuon",
+            "{a: {b: {c: {d: 123, e: 456}}}}",
+            "{a: {b: {c: {e: 654, f: 789}}}}"
+        )
+        .out,
+        "{a: {b: {c: {d: 123, e: 654, f: 789}}}}"
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn single_row_table() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        nu!(
+            "{} | merge deep {} | to nuon",
+            "[[a]; [{foo: [1, 2, 3]}]]",
+            "[[a]; [{bar: [4, 5, 6]}]]"
+        )
+        .out,
+        "[[a]; [{foo: [1, 2, 3], bar: [4, 5, 6]}]]"
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn multi_row_table() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        nu!(
+            "{} | merge deep {} | to nuon ",
+            "[[a b]; [{inner: {foo: abc}} {inner: {baz: ghi}}]]",
+            "[[a b]; [{inner: {bar: def}} {inner: {qux: jkl}}]]"
+        )
+        .out,
+        "[[a, b]; [{inner: {foo: abc, bar: def}}, {inner: {baz: ghi, qux: jkl}}]]"
+    )
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
index a8ffdeb917..3de3888823 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ mod ls;
 mod match_;
 mod math;
 mod merge;
+mod merge_deep;
 mod mktemp;
 mod move_;
 mod mut_;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/delete.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/delete.rs
index ac79a4fe62..ec466944de 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/delete.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/delete.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,5 @@ fn http_delete_timeout() {
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     assert!(&actual.err.contains("timed out reading response"));
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    assert!(&actual
-        .err
-        .contains("did not properly respond after a period of time"));
+    assert!(&actual.err.contains(super::WINDOWS_ERROR_TIMEOUT_SLOW_LINK));
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/get.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/get.rs
index 87b6b93388..a4245ee4db 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/get.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/get.rs
@@ -339,7 +339,5 @@ fn http_get_timeout() {
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     assert!(&actual.err.contains("timed out reading response"));
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    assert!(&actual
-        .err
-        .contains("did not properly respond after a period of time"));
+    assert!(&actual.err.contains(super::WINDOWS_ERROR_TIMEOUT_SLOW_LINK));
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/mod.rs
index 4a96a9c5ea..07a042f674 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/mod.rs
@@ -5,3 +5,14 @@ mod options;
 mod patch;
 mod post;
 mod put;
+
+/// String representation of the Windows error code for timeouts on slow links.
+///
+/// Use this constant in tests instead of matching partial error message content,
+/// such as `"did not properly respond after a period of time"`, which can vary by language.
+/// The specific string `"(os error 10060)"` is consistent across all locales, as it represents
+/// the raw error code rather than localized text.
+///
+/// For more details, see the [Microsoft docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/networking/10060-connection-timed-out-with-proxy-server).
+#[cfg(all(test, windows))]
+const WINDOWS_ERROR_TIMEOUT_SLOW_LINK: &str = "(os error 10060)";
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/options.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/options.rs
index b1478b4ecc..cbe9c7bd8e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/options.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/options.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,5 @@ fn http_options_timeout() {
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     assert!(&actual.err.contains("timed out reading response"));
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    assert!(&actual
-        .err
-        .contains("did not properly respond after a period of time"));
+    assert!(&actual.err.contains(super::WINDOWS_ERROR_TIMEOUT_SLOW_LINK));
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/patch.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/patch.rs
index 90788f6769..660f335864 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/patch.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/patch.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,5 @@ fn http_patch_timeout() {
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     assert!(&actual.err.contains("timed out reading response"));
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    assert!(&actual
-        .err
-        .contains("did not properly respond after a period of time"));
+    assert!(&actual.err.contains(super::WINDOWS_ERROR_TIMEOUT_SLOW_LINK));
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/post.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/post.rs
index 2b238573fa..99ef44acaf 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/post.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/post.rs
@@ -303,7 +303,5 @@ fn http_post_timeout() {
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     assert!(&actual.err.contains("timed out reading response"));
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    assert!(&actual
-        .err
-        .contains("did not properly respond after a period of time"));
+    assert!(&actual.err.contains(super::WINDOWS_ERROR_TIMEOUT_SLOW_LINK));
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/put.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/put.rs
index 41a4bf7848..3f3bae3998 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/put.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/network/http/put.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,5 @@ fn http_put_timeout() {
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     assert!(&actual.err.contains("timed out reading response"));
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    assert!(&actual
-        .err
-        .contains("did not properly respond after a period of time"));
+    assert!(&actual.err.contains(super::WINDOWS_ERROR_TIMEOUT_SLOW_LINK));
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/path/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/path/mod.rs
index d14cbde181..ada11426e8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/path/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/path/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod exists;
 mod expand;
 mod join;
 mod parse;
+mod self_;
 mod split;
 mod type_;
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/path/self_.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/path/self_.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0c47195c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/path/self_.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use nu_test_support::{fs::Stub, nu, playground::Playground};
+
+#[test]
+fn self_path_const() {
+    Playground::setup("path_self_const", |dirs, sandbox| {
+        sandbox
+            .within("scripts")
+            .with_files(&[Stub::FileWithContentToBeTrimmed(
+                "foo.nu",
+                r#"
+                    export const paths = {
+                        self: (path self),
+                        dir: (path self .),
+                        sibling: (path self sibling),
+                        parent_dir: (path self ..),
+                        cousin: (path self ../cousin),
+                    }
+                "#,
+            )]);
+
+        let actual = nu!(cwd: dirs.test(), r#"use scripts/foo.nu; $foo.paths | values | str join (char nul)"#);
+        let (self_, dir, sibling, parent_dir, cousin) = actual
+            .out
+            .split("\0")
+            .collect_tuple()
+            .expect("should have 5 NUL separated paths");
+
+        let mut pathbuf = dirs.test().to_path_buf();
+
+        pathbuf.push("scripts");
+        assert_eq!(pathbuf, Path::new(dir));
+
+        pathbuf.push("foo.nu");
+        assert_eq!(pathbuf, Path::new(self_));
+
+        pathbuf.pop();
+        pathbuf.push("sibling");
+        assert_eq!(pathbuf, Path::new(sibling));
+
+        pathbuf.pop();
+        pathbuf.pop();
+        assert_eq!(pathbuf, Path::new(parent_dir));
+
+        pathbuf.push("cousin");
+        assert_eq!(pathbuf, Path::new(cousin));
+    })
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn self_path_runtime() {
+    let actual = nu!("path self");
+    assert!(!actual.status.success());
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("can only run during parse-time"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn self_path_repl() {
+    let actual = nu!("const foo = path self; $foo");
+    assert!(!actual.status.success());
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("nu::shell::file_not_found"));
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval_ir.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval_ir.rs
index 34922957b5..a8245f06de 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval_ir.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval_ir.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{borrow::Cow, fs::File, sync::Arc};
 
-use nu_path::AbsolutePathBuf;
+use nu_path::{expand_path_with, AbsolutePathBuf};
 use nu_protocol::{
     ast::{Bits, Block, Boolean, CellPath, Comparison, Math, Operator},
     debugger::DebugContext,
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 };
 use nu_utils::IgnoreCaseExt;
 
-use crate::{eval::is_automatic_env_var, eval_block_with_early_return, redirect_env};
+use crate::{eval::is_automatic_env_var, eval_block_with_early_return};
 
 /// Evaluate the compiled representation of a [`Block`].
 pub fn eval_ir_block<D: DebugContext>(
@@ -872,7 +872,6 @@ fn literal_value(
             } else {
                 let cwd = ctx.engine_state.cwd(Some(ctx.stack))?;
                 let path = expand_path_with(ctx.stack, ctx.engine_state, path, cwd, true);
-
                 Value::string(path.to_string_lossy(), span)
             }
         }
@@ -892,7 +891,6 @@ fn literal_value(
                     .map(AbsolutePathBuf::into_std_path_buf)
                     .unwrap_or_default();
                 let path = expand_path_with(ctx.stack, ctx.engine_state, path, cwd, true);
-
                 Value::string(path.to_string_lossy(), span)
             }
         }
@@ -1491,3 +1489,26 @@ fn eval_iterate(
         eval_iterate(ctx, dst, stream, end_index)
     }
 }
+
+/// Redirect environment from the callee stack to the caller stack
+fn redirect_env(engine_state: &EngineState, caller_stack: &mut Stack, callee_stack: &Stack) {
+    // TODO: make this more efficient
+    // Grab all environment variables from the callee
+    let caller_env_vars = caller_stack.get_env_var_names(engine_state);
+
+    // remove env vars that are present in the caller but not in the callee
+    // (the callee hid them)
+    for var in caller_env_vars.iter() {
+        if !callee_stack.has_env_var(engine_state, var) {
+            caller_stack.remove_env_var(engine_state, var);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // add new env vars from callee to caller
+    for (var, value) in callee_stack.get_stack_env_vars() {
+        caller_stack.add_env_var(var, value);
+    }
+
+    // set config to callee config, to capture any updates to that
+    caller_stack.config.clone_from(&callee_stack.config);
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs
index 6d1adf28ef..f0802fcd7a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl BlockKind {
 }
 
 // A baseline token is terminated if it's not nested inside of a paired
-// delimiter and the next character is one of: `|`, `;` or any
+// delimiter and the next character is one of: `|`, `;`, `#` or any
 // whitespace.
 fn is_item_terminator(
     block_level: &[BlockKind],
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ pub fn lex_item(
     //   character (whitespace, `|`, `;` or `#`) is encountered, the baseline
     //   token is done.
     // - Otherwise, accumulate the character into the current baseline token.
-    let mut previous_char = None;
     while let Some(c) = input.get(*curr_offset) {
         let c = *c;
 
@@ -148,9 +147,11 @@ pub fn lex_item(
                 // Also need to check to make sure we aren't escaped
                 quote_start = None;
             }
-        } else if c == b'#' && !in_comment {
-            // To start a comment, It either need to be the first character of the token or prefixed with space.
-            in_comment = previous_char.map(|pc| pc == b' ').unwrap_or(true);
+        } else if c == b'#' {
+            if is_item_terminator(&block_level, c, additional_whitespace, special_tokens) {
+                break;
+            }
+            in_comment = true;
         } else if c == b'\n' || c == b'\r' {
             in_comment = false;
             if is_item_terminator(&block_level, c, additional_whitespace, special_tokens) {
@@ -253,7 +254,6 @@ pub fn lex_item(
         }
 
         *curr_offset += 1;
-        previous_char = Some(c);
     }
 
     let span = Span::new(span_offset + token_start, span_offset + *curr_offset);
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_lex.rs b/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_lex.rs
index 54ff674bb9..a14843f3f0 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_lex.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_lex.rs
@@ -159,29 +159,6 @@ fn lex_comment() {
     );
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn lex_not_comment_needs_space_in_front_of_hashtag() {
-    let file = b"1..10 | each {echo test#testing }";
-
-    let output = lex(file, 0, &[], &[], false);
-
-    assert!(output.1.is_none());
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn lex_comment_with_space_in_front_of_hashtag() {
-    let file = b"1..10 | each {echo test #testing }";
-
-    let output = lex(file, 0, &[], &[], false);
-
-    assert!(output.1.is_some());
-    assert!(matches!(
-        output.1.unwrap(),
-        ParseError::UnexpectedEof(missing_token, span) if missing_token == "}"
-            && span == Span::new(33, 34)
-    ));
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn lex_is_incomplete() {
     let file = b"let x = 300 | ;";
diff --git a/crates/nu-std/std/core/mod.nu b/crates/nu-std/std/core/mod.nu
index 2c4a863426..3a010c1fb3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/std/core/mod.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-std/std/core/mod.nu
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ use std/dt [datetime-diff, pretty-print-duration]
 # Print a banner for nushell with information about the project
 export def banner [] {
 let dt = (datetime-diff (date now) 2019-05-10T09:59:12-07:00)
+let ver = (version)
 
 let banner_msg = $"(ansi green)     __  ,(ansi reset)
 (ansi green) .--\(\)°'.' (ansi reset)Welcome to (ansi green)Nushell(ansi reset),
 (ansi green)'|, . ,'   (ansi reset)based on the (ansi green)nu(ansi reset) language,
 (ansi green) !_-\(_\\    (ansi reset)where all data is structured!
 
+Version: (ansi green)($ver.version) \(($ver.build_os)\)
 Please join our (ansi purple)Discord(ansi reset) community at (ansi purple)https://discord.gg/NtAbbGn(ansi reset)
 Our (ansi green_bold)GitHub(ansi reset) repository is at (ansi green_bold)https://github.com/nushell/nushell(ansi reset)
 Our (ansi green)Documentation(ansi reset) is located at (ansi green)https://nushell.sh(ansi reset)
diff --git a/crates/nu-std/tests/test_core.nu b/crates/nu-std/tests/test_core.nu
index eca7cddd61..654a1bcedf 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/tests/test_core.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-std/tests/test_core.nu
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ use std/assert
 #[test]
 def banner [] {
     use std/core
-    assert ((core banner | lines | length) == 15)
+    assert ((core banner | lines | length) == 16)
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml
index 309f5f3139..1e6194104b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ log = { workspace = true }
 num-format = { workspace = true }
 strip-ansi-escapes = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
 sys-locale = "0.3"
 unicase = "2.8.0"
 
@@ -38,4 +39,4 @@ crossterm_winapi = "0.9"
 nix = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["user", "fs"] }
 
 [lints]
-workspace = true
\ No newline at end of file
+workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/README.md b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/README.md
index 68a36b865d..105eff773e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/README.md
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   * During a startup where the user specifies an alternative `env.nu` via `nu --env-config <path>`
   * During a `nu -c <commandstring>` or `nu <script>` startup so that `ENV_CONVERSIONS` is properly handled for Windows.
 * Is *not* loaded when running with an explicit `no --no-config-file (-n)`.
-* Is not commented - Comments are in `sample_env.nu`.
+* Is not commented - Comments are in `doc_env.nu`.
 * Should be optimized for fastest load times.
 * Can be introspected via `config env --default | nu-highlight`
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Counterpart to `default_env.nu`.
   * `nu -n/--no-config`
   * `nu -c "ls"`
   * `nu <script.nu>`
-* Is not commented - Comments are in `sample_config.nu`.
+* Is not commented - Comments are in `doc_config.nu`.
 * Should be optimized for fastest load times. Whenever possible, values should be set via nu-protocol::config
   * Exception: `color_config` values are currently set in this file so that user's can introspect the values
   * TODO: Implement defaults for `color_config` in nu-protocol::config and remove from `default_config.nu`
@@ -37,24 +37,24 @@ Counterpart to `default_env.nu`.
   $env.config = {}
   ```
 
-## `sample_env.nu`
+## `doc_env.nu`
 
 * A commented file documenting the most common environment variables that a user might configure in `env.nu`
-* For convenient in-shell access - Can be pretty-printed via `config env --sample | nu-highlight`
+* For convenient in-shell access - Can be pretty-printed via `config env --doc | nu-highlight`
 * Since this file is for documentation only, include actual Nushell code without comments so that it can be pretty-printed
 * No optimization necessary - Not intended for use other than documentation.
-* Consider replacing `config env --sample` with `help env.nu` at some point.
+* Consider replacing `config env --doc` with `help env.nu` at some point.
 * Uses a mix of default values (explained) as well as other examples that users might want in their own `env.nu`
 
-## `sample_config.nu`
+## `doc_config.nu`
 
-Counterpart to `sample_env.nu`.
+Counterpart to `doc_env.nu`.
 
 * A commented file documenting the most common environment variables that a user might configure in `config.nu`
-* For convenient in-shell access - Can be pretty-printed via `config nu --sample | nu-highlight`
+* For convenient in-shell access - Can be pretty-printed via `config nu --doc | nu-highlight`
 * Since this file is for documentation only, include actual Nushell code without comments so that it can be pretty-printed
 * No optimization necessary - Not intended for use other than documentation.
-* Consider replacing `config nu --sample` with `help config.nu` at some point.
+* Consider replacing `config nu --doc` with `help config.nu` at some point.
 * Uses a mix of default values (explained) as well as other examples that users might want in their own `config.nu`
 
 ## `scaffold_env.nu`
@@ -70,7 +70,3 @@ Counterpart to `scaffold_env.nu`.
 * This file is used *one-time* (typically) at **first** startup
 * If the `$nu.default-config-path` directory does not exist, the directory is created and then both `scaffold_env.nu` and `scaffold_config.nu` are written to it
 * Contains only commented lines explaining the purpose of the file to the user, along with information on the `config nu` command.
-
-## `sample_login.nu`
-
-This file is not used by any Nushell code. Of course, if the user has a `login.nu`, then it will be evaluated during startup of a login shell.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/default_config.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/default_config.nu
index dcefb70fff..2616598f44 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/default_config.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/default_config.nu
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ $env.config.color_config = {
     row_index: green_bold
     record: white
     list: white
+    closure: green_bold
+    glob:cyan_bold
     block: white
     hints: dark_gray
     search_result: { bg: red fg: white }
@@ -58,4 +60,9 @@ $env.config.color_config = {
     shape_variable: purple
     shape_vardecl: purple
     shape_raw_string: light_purple
+    shape_garbage: {
+        fg: white
+        bg: red
+        attr: b
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/default_env.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/default_env.nu
index ae2f1ae719..39dcd5c9d0 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/default_env.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/default_env.nu
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # version = "0.100.1"
 
-$env.PROMPT_COMMAND = $env.PROMPT_COMMAND? | default {|| 
+$env.PROMPT_COMMAND = $env.PROMPT_COMMAND? | default {||
     let dir = match (do -i { $env.PWD | path relative-to $nu.home-path }) {
         null => $env.PWD
         '' => '~'
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $env.PROMPT_COMMAND = $env.PROMPT_COMMAND? | default {||
     $path_segment | str replace --all (char path_sep) $"($separator_color)(char path_sep)($path_color)"
 }
 
-$env.PROMPT_COMMAND_RIGHT = $env.PROMPT_COMMAND_RIGHT? | default {|| 
+$env.PROMPT_COMMAND_RIGHT = $env.PROMPT_COMMAND_RIGHT? | default {||
     # create a right prompt in magenta with green separators and am/pm underlined
     let time_segment = ([
         (ansi reset)
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_config.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/doc_config.nu
similarity index 93%
rename from crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_config.nu
rename to crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/doc_config.nu
index ceb65835cd..3f4e7e1008 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_config.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/doc_config.nu
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-# Nushell Config File
+# Nushell Config File Documentation
 #
-# version = "0.99.2"
+# Warning: This file is intended for documentation purposes only and
+# is not intended to be used as an actual configuration file as-is.
+#
+# version = "0.100.1"
 #
 # A `config.nu` file is used to override default Nushell settings,
 # define (or import) custom commands, or run any other startup tasks.
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@
 # https://nushell.sh/book/configuration
 #
 # You can pretty-print and page this file using:
-# config nu --sample | nu-highlight | less -R
+# config nu --doc | nu-highlight | less -R
 
 # $env.config
 # -----------
@@ -86,14 +89,14 @@ $env.config.recursion_limit = 50
 # ---------------------------
 
 # edit_mode (string) "vi" or "emacs" sets the editing behavior of Reedline
-edit_mode: "emacs"
+$env.config.edit_mode = "emacs"
 
 # Command that will be used to edit the current line buffer with Ctrl+O.
 # If unset, uses $env.VISUAL and then $env.EDITOR
 #
 # Tip: Set to "editor" to use the default editor on Unix platforms using
 #      the Alternatives system or equivalent
-buffer_editor: "editor"
+$env.config.buffer_editor = "editor"
 
 # cursor_shape_* (string)
 # -----------------------
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ $env.config.completions.algorithm = "prefix"
 $env.config.completions.sort = "smart"
 
 # case_sensitive (bool): true/false to enable/disable case-sensitive completions
-$env.config.completions.case_sensitive = false 
+$env.config.completions.case_sensitive = false
 
 # quick (bool):
 # true: auto-select the completion when only one remains
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ $env.config.completions.quick = true
 # false: Do not partially complete
 # Partial Example: If a directory contains only files named "forage", "food", and "forest",
 #                  then typing "ls " and pressing <Tab> will partially complete the first two
-#                  letters, "f" and "o". If the directory also includes a file named "faster", 
+#                  letters, "f" and "o". If the directory also includes a file named "faster",
 #                  then only "f" would be partially completed.
 $env.config.completions.partial = true
 
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ $env.config.completions.use_ls_colors = true
 # completions.external.*: Settings related to completing external commands
 # and additional completers
 
-# external.exnable (bool)
+# external.enable (bool)
 # true: search for external commands on the Path
 # false: disabling might be desired for performance if your path includes
 #        directories on a slower filesystem
@@ -156,16 +159,16 @@ $env.config.completions.external.enable = true
 $env.config.completions.external.max_results = 50
 
 # completer (closure with a |spans| parameter): A command to call for *argument* completions
-# to commands (internal or external). 
+# to commands (internal or external).
 #
 # The |spans| parameter is a list of strings representing the tokens (spans)
-# on the current commandline. It is always a list of at least two strings - The 
+# on the current commandline. It is always a list of at least two strings - The
 # command being completed plus the first argument of that command ("" if no argument has
 # been partially typed yet), and additional strings for additional arguments beyond
 # the first.
 #
 # This setting is usually set to a closure which will call a third-party completion system, such
-# as Carapace. 
+# as Carapace.
 #
 # Note: The following is an over-simplified completer command that will call Carapace if it
 # is installed. Please use the official Carapace completer, which can be generated automatically
@@ -206,8 +209,8 @@ $env.config.shell_integration.osc9_9 = false
 # osc8 (bool):
 # When true, the `ls` command will generate clickable links that can be launched in another
 # application by the terminal.
-# Note: This setting replaces the now deprecated `ls.show_clickable_links`
-$env.config.shell.integration.osc8: true
+# Note: This setting replaces the now deprecated `ls.clickable_links`
+$env.config.shell_integration.osc8 = true
 
 # Deprecated
 # $env.config.ls.clickable_links = true
@@ -229,13 +232,13 @@ $env.config.shell_integration.osc633 = true
 
 # reset_application_mode (bool):
 # true/false to enable/disable sending ESC[?1l to the terminal
-# This sequence is commonly used to keep cursor key modes in sync between the local 
+# This sequence is commonly used to keep cursor key modes in sync between the local
 # terminal and a remove SSH host.
 $env.config.shell_integration.reset_application_mode = true
 
 # bracketed_paste (bool):
 # true/false to enable/disable the bracketed-paste feature, which allows multiple-lines
-# to be pasted into Nushell at once without immediate execution. When disabled, 
+# to be pasted into Nushell at once without immediate execution. When disabled,
 # each pasted line is executed as it is received.
 # Note that bracketed paste is not currently supported on the Windows version of
 # Nushell.
@@ -266,7 +269,7 @@ $env.config.display_errors.exit_code = false
 
 # display_errors.termination_signal (bool):
 # true/false to enable/disable displaying a Nushell error when a child process is
-# terminated via any signal 
+# terminated via any signal
 $env.config.display_errors.termination_signal = true
 
 # -------------
@@ -282,7 +285,7 @@ $env.config.display_errors.termination_signal = true
 $env.config.footer_mode = 25
 
 # table.*
-# table_mode (string): 
+# table_mode (string):
 # One of: "default", "basic", "compact", "compact_double", "heavy", "light", "none", "reinforced",
 # "rounded", "thin", "with_love", "psql", "markdown", "dots", "restructured", "ascii_rounded",
 # or "basic_compact"
@@ -332,7 +335,7 @@ $env.config.table.header_on_separator = false
 # If set to an int, all tables will be abbreviated to only show the first <n> and last <n> rows
 # If set to `null`, all table rows will be displayed
 # Can be overridden by passing a table to `| table --abbreviated/-a`
-$env.config.table.abbreviated_row_count
+$env.config.table.abbreviated_row_count = null
 
 # footer_inheritance (bool): Footer behavior in nested tables
 # true: If a nested table is long enough on its own to display a footer (per `footer_mode` above),
@@ -344,7 +347,7 @@ $env.config.table.footer_inheritance = false
 # Datetime Display
 # ----------------
 # datetime_format.* (string or nothing):
-# Format strings that will be used for datetime values. 
+# Format strings that will be used for datetime values.
 # When set to `null`, the default behavior is to "humanize" the value (e.g., "now" or "a day ago")
 
 # datetime_format.table (string or nothing):
@@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ $env.config.float_precision = 2
 # ls.use_ls_colors (bool):
 # true: The `ls` command will apply the $env.LS_COLORS standard to filenames
 # false: Filenames in the `ls` table will use the color_config for strings
-$env.config.ls = true
+$env.config.ls.use_ls_colors = true
 
 # Hooks
 # -----
@@ -402,12 +405,23 @@ $env.config.ls = true
 # WARNING: A malformed display_output hook can suppress all Nushell output to the terminal.
 #          It can be reset by assigning an empty string as below:
 
-$env.config.hooks.pre_prompt = []          # Before each prompt is displayed
-$env.config.hooks.pre_execution = []       # After <enter> is pressed; before the commandline
-                                           # is executed
-$env.config.hooks.env_change = []          # When a specified environment variable changes
-$env.config.hooks.display_output = ""      # Before Nushell output is displayed in the terminal
-$env.config.hooks.command_not_found = []   # When a command is not found
+# Before each prompt is displayed
+$env.config.hooks.pre_prompt = []
+# After <enter> is pressed; before the commandline is executed
+$env.config.hooks.pre_execution = []
+# When a specified environment variable changes
+$env.config.hooks.env_change = {
+    # Example: Run if the PWD environment is different since the last REPL input
+    PWD: [{|before, after| null }]
+}
+# Before Nushell output is displayed in the terminal
+$env.config.hooks.display_output = "if (term size).columns >= 100 { table -e } else { table }"
+# When a command is not found
+$env.config.hooks.command_not_found = []
+
+# The env_change hook accepts a record with environment variable names as keys, and a list
+# of hooks to run when that variable changes
+$env.config.hooks.env_change = {}
 
 # -----------
 # Keybindings
@@ -462,7 +476,9 @@ $env.config.menus ++= [
         type: {
             layout: description
             columns: 4
-            col_width: 20     # Optional value. If missing all the screen width is used to calculate column width
+            # col_width is an optional value. If missing, the entire screen width is used to
+            # calculate the column width
+            col_width: 20
             col_padding: 2
             selection_rows: 4
             description_rows: 10
@@ -475,33 +491,25 @@ $env.config.menus ++= [
     }
 ]
 
-
 # ---------------
 # Plugin behavior
 # ---------------
-# Per-plugin configuration. See https://www.nushell.sh/contributor-book/plugins.html#configuration.
-plugins: {}
-$env.config.plugins
-$env.config.plugin_gc
-$env.config.plugin_gc.default
-$env.config.plugin_gc.default.enabled
-$env.config.plugin_gc.default.stop_after
-$env.config.plugin_gc.plugins
-    plugin_gc: {
-        # Configuration for plugin garbage collection
-        default: {
-            enabled: true # true to enable stopping of inactive plugins
-            stop_after: 10sec # how long to wait after a plugin is inactive to stop it
-        }
-        plugins: {
-            # alternate configuration for specific plugins, by name, for example:
-            #
-            # gstat: {
-            #     enabled: false
-            # }
-        }
-    }
+# Per-plugin configuration. See https://www.nushell.sh/contributor-book/plugins.html#plugin-configuration
+$env.config.plugins = {}
 
+# Plugin garbage collection configuration
+# $env.config.plugin_gc.*
+
+# enabled (bool): true/false to enable/disable stopping inactive plugins
+$env.config.plugin_gc.default.enabled = true
+# stop_after (duration): How long to wait after a plugin is inactive before stopping it
+$env.config.plugin_gc.default.stop_after = 10sec
+# plugins (record): Alternate garbage collection configuration per-plugin.
+$env.config.plugin_gc.plugins = {
+  # gstat: {
+  #   enabled: false
+  # }
+}
 
 # -------------------------------------
 # Themes/Colors and Syntax Highlighting
@@ -532,12 +540,12 @@ use std/config dark-theme
 $env.config.color_config = (dark-theme)
 
 # Or, individual color settings can be configured or overridden.
-# 
+#
 # Values can be one of:
 # - A color name such as "red" (see `ansi -l` for a list)
 # - A color RGB value in the form of "#C4C9C6"
 # - A record including:
-#   * `fg` (color) 
+#   * `fg` (color)
 #   * `bg` (color)
 #   * `attr`: a string with one or more of:
 #     - 'n': normal
@@ -547,7 +555,7 @@ $env.config.color_config = (dark-theme)
 #     - 'i': italics
 #     - 'd': dimmed
 
-# foreground, background, and cursor colors are not handled by Nushell, but can be used by 
+# foreground, background, and cursor colors are not handled by Nushell, but can be used by
 # custom-commands such as `theme` from the nu_scripts repository. That `theme` command can be
 # used to set the terminal foreground, background, and cursor colors.
 $env.config.color_config.foreground
@@ -557,7 +565,7 @@ $env.config.color_config.cursor
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # shape_: Applies syntax highlighting based on the "shape" (inferred or declared type) of an
 # element on the commandline. Nushell's parser can identify shapes based on many criteria, often
-# as the commandline is being typed. 
+# as the commandline is being typed.
 
 # shape_string: Can appear as a single-or-quoted value, a bareword string, the key of a record,
 # an argument which has been declared as a string, and other parsed strings.
@@ -733,7 +741,7 @@ $env.config.color_config.custom      # Custom value (often from a plugin)
 $env.config.color_config.nothing     # Not used, since a null is not displayed
 $env.config.color_config.date        # datetime value
 $env.config.color_config.filesize    # filesize value
-$env.config.color_config.list        # Not currently used. Lists are displayed using their 
+$env.config.color_config.list        # Not currently used. Lists are displayed using their
                                      # members' styles
 $env.config.color_config.record      # Not currently used. Records are displayed using their
                                      # member's styles
@@ -828,7 +836,7 @@ $env.PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_INSERT = ": "
 # When a commandline extends across multiple lines:
 $env.PROMPT_MULTILINE_INDICATOR = "::: "
 
-# TRANSIENT_PROMPT_* 
+# TRANSIENT_PROMPT_*
 # ------------------
 # Allows a different prompt to be shown after a command has been executed.  This
 # can be useful if you have a 2-line prompt. Instead of each previously-entered
@@ -855,10 +863,10 @@ $env.TRANSIENT_PROMPT_COMMAND_RIGHT = ""
 #
 # Note: The OS Path variable is automatically converted before env.nu loads, so it can
 # be treated a list in this file.
-# 
+#
 # Note: Environment variables are not case-sensitive, so the following will work
 # for both Windows and Unix-like platforms.
-# 
+#
 # By default, the internal conversion looks something like the following, so there
 # is no need to add this in your actual env.nu:
 $env.ENV_CONVERSIONS = {
@@ -912,12 +920,12 @@ const NU_PLUGIN_DIRS = $NU_PLUGIN_DIRS ++ [($nu.default-config-dir | path join '
 
 # Appending to the OS path is a common configuration task.
 # Because of the previous ENV_CONVERSIONS (performed internally
-# before your config.nu loads), the path variable is a list that can 
+# before your config.nu loads), the path variable is a list that can
 # be appended to using, for example:
-$env.path ++= "~/.local/bin"
+$env.PATH ++= [ "~/.local/bin" ]
 
 # Or prepend using
-$env.path = "~/.local/bin" ++ $env.path
+$env.PATH = [ "~/.local/bin" ] ++ $env.PATH
 
 # The `path add` function from the Standard Library also provides
 # a convenience method for prepending to the path:
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_env.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/doc_env.nu
similarity index 72%
rename from crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_env.nu
rename to crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/doc_env.nu
index c081c87609..191d251734 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_env.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/doc_env.nu
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# Sample Nushell Environment Config File
+# Nushell Environment Config File Documentation
+#
+# version = "0.100.1"
 #
 # Previously, environment variables were typically configured in `env.nu`.
 # In general, most configuration can and should be performed in `config.nu`
@@ -6,4 +8,4 @@
 
 # To pretty-print the in-shell documentation for Nushell's various configuration
 # settings, you can run:
-config nu --sample | nu-highlight | less -R
\ No newline at end of file
+config nu --doc | nu-highlight | less -R
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_login.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_login.nu
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e0a651499..0000000000
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_login.nu
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Example Nushell Loginshell Config File
-# - has to be as login.nu in the default config directory
-# - will be sourced after config.nu and env.nu in case of nushell started as login shell
-
-# just as an example for overwriting of an environment variable of env.nu
-$env.PROMPT_INDICATOR = {|| "(LS)> " }
-
-# Similar to env-path and config-path there is a variable containing the path to login.nu
-echo $nu.loginshell-path
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_config.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_config.nu
index 7bf7ecc632..1ee112e3aa 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_config.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_config.nu
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 # config.nu
 #
+# Installed by:
+# version = "0.100.1"
+#
 # This file is used to override default Nushell settings, define
 # (or import) custom commands, or run any other startup tasks.
 # See https://www.nushell.sh/book/configuration.html
 #
 # This file is loaded after env.nu and before login.nu
-# 
+#
 # You can open this file in your default editor using:
 # config nu
 #
-# To pretty-print a sample config.nu with documentation, run:
-# config nu --sample | nu-highlight | less -R
-#
-# To pretty-print the default configuration values, run:
-# config nu --default | nu-highlight | less -R
+# See `help config nu` for more options
 #
 # You can remove these comments if you want or leave
 # them for future reference.
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_env.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_env.nu
index 7071b9fb3d..3f1c4600d6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_env.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_env.nu
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # env.nu
 #
+# Installed by:
+# version = "0.100.1"
+#
 # Previously, environment variables were typically configured in `env.nu`.
 # In general, most configuration can and should be performed in `config.nu`
 # or one of the autoload directories.
@@ -9,11 +12,7 @@
 #
 # See https://www.nushell.sh/book/configuration.html
 #
-# To pretty-print a sample of the configuration settings, run:
-# config nu --sample | nu-highlight | less -R
-#
-# To pretty-print the default env.nu, run:
-# config env --default | nu-highlight | less -R
+# Also see `help config env` for more options.
 #
 # You can remove these comments if you want or leave
 # them for future reference.
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/flatten_json.rs b/crates/nu-utils/src/flatten_json.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2614359faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/flatten_json.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+use serde_json::{json, Map, Value as SerdeValue};
+
+/// JsonFlattener is the main driver when flattening JSON
+/// # Examples
+/// ```
+/// use nu_utils;
+///
+/// let flattener = nu_utils::JsonFlattener { ..Default::default() };
+/// ```
+pub struct JsonFlattener<'a> {
+    /// Alternate separator used between keys when flattening
+    /// # Examples
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_utils;
+    /// let flattener = nu_utils::JsonFlattener { separator: "_", ..Default::default()};
+    /// ```
+    pub separator: &'a str,
+    /// Opinionated flattening format that places values in an array if the object is nested inside an array
+    /// # Examples
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_utils;
+    /// let flattener = nu_utils::JsonFlattener { alt_array_flattening: true, ..Default::default()};
+    /// ```
+    pub alt_array_flattening: bool,
+    /// Completely flatten JSON and keep array structure in the key when flattening
+    /// # Examples
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_utils;
+    /// let flattener = nu_utils::JsonFlattener { preserve_arrays: true, ..Default::default()};
+    /// ```
+    pub preserve_arrays: bool,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Default for JsonFlattener<'a> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        JsonFlattener {
+            separator: ".",
+            alt_array_flattening: false,
+            preserve_arrays: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// This implementation defines the core usage for the `JsonFlattener` structure.
+/// # Examples
+/// ```
+/// use nu_utils;
+/// use serde_json::json;
+///
+/// let flattener = nu_utils::JsonFlattener::new();
+/// let example = json!({
+///     "a": {
+///         "b": "c"
+///     }
+///  });
+///
+/// let flattened_example = flattener.flatten(&example);
+/// ```
+impl<'a> JsonFlattener<'a> {
+    /// Returns a flattener with the default arguments
+    /// # Examples
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_utils;
+    ///
+    /// let flattener = nu_utils::JsonFlattener::new();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        JsonFlattener {
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Flattens JSON variants into a JSON object
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `json` - A serde_json Value to flatten
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    /// ```
+    /// use nu_utils;
+    /// use serde_json::json;
+    ///
+    /// let flattener = nu_utils::JsonFlattener::new();
+    /// let example = json!({
+    ///     "name": "John Doe",
+    ///     "age": 43,
+    ///     "address": {
+    ///         "street": "10 Downing Street",
+    ///         "city": "London"
+    ///     },
+    ///     "phones": [
+    ///         "+44 1234567",
+    ///         "+44 2345678"
+    ///     ]
+    ///  });
+    ///
+    /// let flattened_example = flattener.flatten(&example);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn flatten(&self, json: &SerdeValue) -> SerdeValue {
+        let mut flattened_val = Map::<String, SerdeValue>::new();
+        match json {
+            SerdeValue::Array(obj_arr) => {
+                self.flatten_array(&mut flattened_val, &"".to_string(), obj_arr)
+            }
+            SerdeValue::Object(obj_val) => {
+                self.flatten_object(&mut flattened_val, None, obj_val, false)
+            }
+            _ => self.flatten_value(&mut flattened_val, &"".to_string(), json, false),
+        }
+        SerdeValue::Object(flattened_val)
+    }
+
+    fn flatten_object(
+        &self,
+        builder: &mut Map<String, SerdeValue>,
+        identifier: Option<&String>,
+        obj: &Map<String, SerdeValue>,
+        arr: bool,
+    ) {
+        for (k, v) in obj {
+            let expanded_identifier = identifier.map_or_else(
+                || k.clone(),
+                |identifier| format!("{identifier}{}{k}", self.separator),
+            );
+
+            if expanded_identifier.contains("span.start")
+                || expanded_identifier.contains("span.end")
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let expanded_identifier = self.filter_known_keys(&expanded_identifier);
+
+            match v {
+                SerdeValue::Object(obj_val) => {
+                    self.flatten_object(builder, Some(&expanded_identifier), obj_val, arr)
+                }
+                SerdeValue::Array(obj_arr) => {
+                    self.flatten_array(builder, &expanded_identifier, obj_arr)
+                }
+                _ => self.flatten_value(builder, &expanded_identifier, v, arr),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn flatten_array(
+        &self,
+        builder: &mut Map<String, SerdeValue>,
+        identifier: &String,
+        obj: &[SerdeValue],
+    ) {
+        for (k, v) in obj.iter().enumerate() {
+            let with_key = format!("{identifier}{}{k}", self.separator);
+            if with_key.contains("span.start") || with_key.contains("span.end") {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let with_key = self.filter_known_keys(&with_key);
+
+            match v {
+                SerdeValue::Object(obj_val) => self.flatten_object(
+                    builder,
+                    Some(if self.preserve_arrays {
+                        &with_key
+                    } else {
+                        identifier
+                    }),
+                    obj_val,
+                    self.alt_array_flattening,
+                ),
+                SerdeValue::Array(obj_arr) => self.flatten_array(
+                    builder,
+                    if self.preserve_arrays {
+                        &with_key
+                    } else {
+                        identifier
+                    },
+                    obj_arr,
+                ),
+                _ => self.flatten_value(
+                    builder,
+                    if self.preserve_arrays {
+                        &with_key
+                    } else {
+                        identifier
+                    },
+                    v,
+                    self.alt_array_flattening,
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn flatten_value(
+        &self,
+        builder: &mut Map<String, SerdeValue>,
+        identifier: &String,
+        obj: &SerdeValue,
+        arr: bool,
+    ) {
+        if let Some(v) = builder.get_mut(identifier) {
+            if let Some(arr) = v.as_array_mut() {
+                arr.push(obj.clone());
+            } else {
+                let new_val = json!(vec![v, obj]);
+                builder.remove(identifier);
+                builder.insert(identifier.to_string(), new_val);
+            }
+        } else {
+            builder.insert(
+                identifier.to_string(),
+                if arr {
+                    json!(vec![obj.clone()])
+                } else {
+                    obj.clone()
+                },
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn filter_known_keys(&self, key: &str) -> String {
+        let mut filtered_key = key.to_string();
+        if filtered_key.contains(".String.val") {
+            filtered_key = filtered_key.replace(".String.val", "");
+        }
+        if filtered_key.contains(".Record.val") {
+            filtered_key = filtered_key.replace(".Record.val", "");
+        }
+        if filtered_key.contains(".List.vals") {
+            filtered_key = filtered_key.replace(".List.vals", "");
+        }
+        if filtered_key.contains(".Int.val") {
+            filtered_key = filtered_key.replace(".Int.val", "");
+        }
+        if filtered_key.contains(".Bool.val") {
+            filtered_key = filtered_key.replace(".Bool.val", "");
+        }
+        if filtered_key.contains(".Truncate.suffix") {
+            filtered_key = filtered_key.replace(".Truncate.suffix", ".truncating_suffix");
+        }
+        if filtered_key.contains(".RowCount") {
+            filtered_key = filtered_key.replace(".RowCount", "");
+        }
+        if filtered_key.contains(".Wrap.try_to_keep_words") {
+            filtered_key =
+                filtered_key.replace(".Wrap.try_to_keep_words", ".wrapping_try_keep_words");
+        }
+        // For now, let's skip replacing these because they tell us which
+        // numbers are closures and blocks which is useful for extracting the content
+        // if filtered_key.contains(".Closure.val") {
+        //     filtered_key = filtered_key.replace(".Closure.val", "");
+        // }
+        // if filtered_key.contains(".block_id") {
+        //     filtered_key = filtered_key.replace(".block_id", "");
+        // }
+        filtered_key
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-utils/src/lib.rs
index a22c2e4537..117b6fc28b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod casing;
 mod deansi;
 pub mod emoji;
 pub mod filesystem;
+pub mod flatten_json;
 pub mod locale;
 mod quoting;
 mod shared_cow;
@@ -10,8 +11,8 @@ pub mod utils;
 
 pub use locale::get_system_locale;
 pub use utils::{
-    enable_vt_processing, get_default_config, get_default_env, get_ls_colors, get_sample_config,
-    get_sample_env, get_scaffold_config, get_scaffold_env, stderr_write_all_and_flush,
+    enable_vt_processing, get_default_config, get_default_env, get_doc_config, get_doc_env,
+    get_ls_colors, get_scaffold_config, get_scaffold_env, stderr_write_all_and_flush,
     stdout_write_all_and_flush, terminal_size,
 };
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ pub use deansi::{
     strip_ansi_likely, strip_ansi_string_likely, strip_ansi_string_unlikely, strip_ansi_unlikely,
 };
 pub use emoji::contains_emoji;
+pub use flatten_json::JsonFlattener;
 pub use quoting::{escape_quote_string, needs_quoting};
 pub use shared_cow::SharedCow;
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/utils.rs b/crates/nu-utils/src/utils.rs
index 74e5277ec4..87d667bdd1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/utils.rs
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ pub fn get_scaffold_env() -> &'static str {
     include_str!("default_files/scaffold_env.nu")
 }
 
-pub fn get_sample_env() -> &'static str {
-    include_str!("default_files/sample_env.nu")
+pub fn get_doc_env() -> &'static str {
+    include_str!("default_files/doc_env.nu")
 }
 
 pub fn get_default_config() -> &'static str {
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ pub fn get_scaffold_config() -> &'static str {
     include_str!("default_files/scaffold_config.nu")
 }
 
-pub fn get_sample_config() -> &'static str {
-    include_str!("default_files/sample_config.nu")
+pub fn get_doc_config() -> &'static str {
+    include_str!("default_files/doc_config.nu")
 }
 
 pub fn get_ls_colors(lscolors_env_string: Option<String>) -> LsColors {
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/profile.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/profile.rs
index c975e8d321..4b7684a5b4 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/profile.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/profile.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ impl PluginCommand for ProfileDF {
     }
 
     fn description(&self) -> &str {
-        "Profile a lazy dataframe. This will run the query and return a record containing the materialized DataFrame and a DataFrame that contains profiling information of each node that is executed.
+        "Profile a lazy dataframe."
+    }
 
-The units of the timings are microseconds."
+    fn extra_description(&self) -> &str {
+        r#"This will run the query and return a record containing the materialized DataFrame and a DataFrame that contains profiling information of each node that is executed.
+
+The units of the timings are microseconds."#
     }
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/data/join.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/data/join.rs
index b1c13fef00..bd140b5c2a 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/data/join.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/data/join.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ use nu_protocol::{
     Category, Example, LabeledError, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Type,
     Value,
 };
-use polars::prelude::{Expr, JoinType};
+use polars::{
+    df,
+    prelude::{Expr, JoinCoalesce, JoinType},
+};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct LazyJoin;
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ impl PluginCommand for LazyJoin {
             .switch("left", "left join between lazyframes", Some('l'))
             .switch("full", "full join between lazyframes", Some('f'))
             .switch("cross", "cross join between lazyframes", Some('c'))
+            .switch("coalesce-columns", "Sets the join coalesce strategy to colesce columns. Most useful when used with --full, which will not otherwise coalesce.", None)
             .named(
                 "suffix",
                 SyntaxShape::String,
@@ -172,6 +176,24 @@ impl PluginCommand for LazyJoin {
                     .into_value(Span::test_data()),
                 ),
             },
+            Example {
+                description: "Perform a full join of two dataframes and coalesce columns",
+                example: r#"let table1 = [[A B]; ["common" "common"] ["table1" "only"]] | polars into-df
+                let table2 = [[A C]; ["common" "common"] ["table2" "only"]] | polars into-df
+                $table1 | polars join -f $table2 --coalesce-columns A A"#,
+                result: Some(
+                    NuDataFrame::new(
+                        false,
+                        df!(
+                            "A" => [Some("common"), Some("table2"), Some("table1")],
+                            "B" => [Some("common"), None, Some("only")],
+                            "C" => [Some("common"), Some("only"), None]
+                        )
+                        .expect("Should have created a DataFrame"),
+                    )
+                    .into_value(Span::test_data()),
+                ),
+            },
             Example {
                 description: "Join one eager dataframe with another using a cross join",
                 example: r#"let tokens = [[monopoly_token]; [hat] [shoe] [boat]] | polars into-df
@@ -279,9 +301,17 @@ impl PluginCommand for LazyJoin {
         let lazy = NuLazyFrame::try_from_value_coerce(plugin, &value)?;
         let from_eager = lazy.from_eager;
         let lazy = lazy.to_polars();
+
+        let coalesce = if call.has_flag("coalesce-columns")? {
+            JoinCoalesce::CoalesceColumns
+        } else {
+            JoinCoalesce::default()
+        };
+
         let lazy = if cross {
             lazy.join_builder()
                 .with(other)
+                .coalesce(coalesce)
                 .left_on(vec![])
                 .right_on(vec![])
                 .how(how)
@@ -291,6 +321,7 @@ impl PluginCommand for LazyJoin {
         } else {
             lazy.join_builder()
                 .with(other)
+                .coalesce(coalesce)
                 .left_on(left_on)
                 .right_on(right_on)
                 .how(how)
diff --git a/src/run.rs b/src/run.rs
index 6c267f9047..89bad3866f 100644
--- a/src/run.rs
+++ b/src/run.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ pub(crate) fn run_repl(
 ) -> Result<(), miette::ErrReport> {
     trace!("run_repl");
     let mut stack = Stack::new();
-
     let start_time = std::time::Instant::now();
 
     if parsed_nu_cli_args.no_config_file.is_none() {
diff --git a/tests/repl/test_parser.rs b/tests/repl/test_parser.rs
index ddc790324a..f77d431110 100644
--- a/tests/repl/test_parser.rs
+++ b/tests/repl/test_parser.rs
@@ -169,41 +169,6 @@ fn comment_skipping_in_pipeline_3() -> TestResult {
     )
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn still_string_if_hashtag_is_middle_of_string() -> TestResult {
-    run_test(r#"echo test#testing"#, "test#testing")
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn non_comment_hashtag_in_comment_does_not_stop_comment() -> TestResult {
-    run_test(r#"# command_bar_text: { fg: '#C4C9C6' },"#, "")
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn non_comment_hashtag_in_comment_does_not_stop_comment_in_block() -> TestResult {
-    run_test(
-        r#"{
-        explore: {
-            # command_bar_text: { fg: '#C4C9C6' },
-        }
-    } | get explore | is-empty"#,
-        "true",
-    )
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn still_string_if_hashtag_is_middle_of_string_inside_each() -> TestResult {
-    run_test(
-        r#"1..1 | each {echo test#testing } | get 0"#,
-        "test#testing",
-    )
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn still_string_if_hashtag_is_middle_of_string_inside_each_also_with_dot() -> TestResult {
-    run_test(r#"1..1 | each {echo '.#testing' } | get 0"#, ".#testing")
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn bad_var_name() -> TestResult {
     fail_test(r#"let $"foo bar" = 4"#, "can't contain")
@@ -317,11 +282,6 @@ fn raw_string_with_equals() -> TestResult {
     )
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn raw_string_with_hashtag() -> TestResult {
-    run_test(r#"r##' one # two '##"#, "one # two")
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn list_quotes_with_equals() -> TestResult {
     run_test(