is-admin for core
Check if nushell is running with administrator or root privileges.
Signature
> is-admin {flags}
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| nothing | bool |
Examples
Return 'iamroot' if nushell is running with admin/root privileges, and 'iamnotroot' if not.
> if (is-admin) { "iamroot" } else { "iamnotroot" }
iamnotroot
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