nushell/docs/commands/str_starts-with.md

title	layout	version
str starts-with	command	0.59.1

checks if string starts with pattern

Signature

> str starts-with (pattern) ...rest

Parameters

• pattern: the pattern to match
• ...rest: optionally matches prefix of text by column paths

Examples

Checks if string starts with 'my' pattern

> 'my_library.rb' | str starts-with 'my'

Checks if string starts with 'my' pattern

> 'Cargo.toml' | str starts-with 'Car'

Checks if string starts with 'my' pattern

> 'Cargo.toml' | str starts-with '.toml'