nushell/docs/commands/view-source.md

title	layout	version
view-source	command	0.59.1

View a block, module, or a definition

Signature

> view-source (item)

Parameters

• item: name or block to view

Examples

View the source of a code block

> let abc = { echo 'hi' }; view-source $abc

View the source of a custom command

> def hi [] { echo 'Hi!' }; view-source hi

View the source of a custom command, which participates in the caller environment

> def-env foo [] { let-env BAR = 'BAZ' }; view-source foo

View the source of a module

> module mod-foo { export env FOO_ENV { 'BAZ' } }; view-source mod-foo