diff --git a/api_wrappers/wolframalpha.nu b/api_wrappers/wolframalpha.nu
index 5383c7ed..45b0245c 100644
--- a/api_wrappers/wolframalpha.nu
+++ b/api_wrappers/wolframalpha.nu
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 def wolfram [...query #Your query
 ] {
     let appID = #YOUR APP_ID
-    let query_string = ($query | str collect " ")
+    let query_string = ($query | str join " ")
     let result = (fetch ("https://api.wolframalpha.com/v1/result?" + ([[appid i]; [$appID $query_string]] | to url)))
     $result + ""
 }
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ def wolfram [...query #Your query
 def wolframimg [...query #Your query
 ] {
     let appID = #YOUR APP_ID
-    let query_string = ($query | str collect " ")
+    let query_string = ($query | str join " ")
     let filename = ($query_string + ".png")
     let link = ("https://api.wolframalpha.com/v1/simple?" + ([[appid i]; [$appID $query_string]] | to url) + "&background=F5F5F5&fontsize=20")
     fetch $link | save $filename
     echo ("Query result saved in file: " + $filename)
-}  
+}
diff --git a/aws/select-aws-profile.nu b/aws/select-aws-profile.nu
index b520ee39..ac3f452a 100644
--- a/aws/select-aws-profile.nu
+++ b/aws/select-aws-profile.nu
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export alias select-aws-profile = (
     hide AWS_REGION;
     (do {
         let creds = (open ($env.HOME + "/.aws/credentials") | from ini)
-            let selectedProfile = (for it in ($creds | transpose name creds) { echo $it.name } | str collect "\n" | fzf | str trim)
+            let selectedProfile = (for it in ($creds | transpose name creds) { echo $it.name } | str join "\n" | fzf | str trim)
             if $selectedProfile != "" {
                     let out = {
                             AWS_PROFILE: $selectedProfile,
diff --git a/benchmarks/gradient-autoview.nu b/benchmarks/gradient-autoview.nu
index 37692cd7..c4105268 100644
--- a/benchmarks/gradient-autoview.nu
+++ b/benchmarks/gradient-autoview.nu
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ seq 0 $height | par-each {|| # create these in parallel
         } else {
             $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m (ansi -e '0m')"
         }
-    } | str collect)
+    } | str join)
     print -n $"($row_data)" | table
     $nothing
 } | compact
diff --git a/benchmarks/gradient.nu b/benchmarks/gradient.nu
index babdbeea..8ee5fc00 100644
--- a/benchmarks/gradient.nu
+++ b/benchmarks/gradient.nu
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ seq 0 $height | each { |row|
         } else {
             $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m(char sp)(ansi -e '0m')"
         }
-    } | str collect)
+    } | str join)
     print -n $"($row_data)(char newline)"
-} | str collect
+} | str join
 
 def iter_inc [incr mult iter] {
     $incr + $mult * $iter
diff --git a/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark.nu b/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark.nu
index b80c7506..2e7a06e2 100644
--- a/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark.nu
+++ b/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark.nu
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m(char sp)(ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char newline)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
 
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m(char sp)(ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print $"running test 2 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m (ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print $"running test 3 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"($ansi1)($fgcolor)m(char sp)($ansi2)"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print $"running test 4 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m(char sp)(ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print $"running test 5 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m (ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print $"running test 6 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m (ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print 'collating tests'
diff --git a/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark_no_check.nu b/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark_no_check.nu
index 392b85eb..3a484c2d 100644
--- a/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark_no_check.nu
+++ b/benchmarks/gradient_benchmark_no_check.nu
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m(char sp)(ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char newline)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
 
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m(char sp)(ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print $"running test 2 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m (ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print $"running test 3 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"($ansi1)($fgcolor)m(char sp)($ansi2)"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print $"running test 4 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m(char sp)(ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print $"running test 5 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m (ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print $"running test 6 at (date now |  date format '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f')"
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ if ($is_release | str downcase | str trim) == "y" {
                 } else {
                     $"(ansi -e '48;2;0;0;')($fgcolor)m (ansi -e '0m')"
                 }
-            } | str collect)
+            } | str join)
             $"($row_data)(char cr)"
-        } | str collect
+        } | str join
     } | math avg)
 
     print 'collating tests'
diff --git a/coloring/24bit-1.nu b/coloring/24bit-1.nu
index 294f6cb2..b99a8ad0 100644
--- a/coloring/24bit-1.nu
+++ b/coloring/24bit-1.nu
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export def draw [] {
         } else {
             build-colorstr $r $g $b $col
         }
-    } | str collect
+    } | str join
 }
 
 def build-colorstr [
diff --git a/coloring/256_color_testpattern.nu b/coloring/256_color_testpattern.nu
index 3e484b6e..88827eac 100644
--- a/coloring/256_color_testpattern.nu
+++ b/coloring/256_color_testpattern.nu
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def print_run [start:int, amount:int] {
     } else {
       ""
     }
-  } | append "  " | str collect
+  } | append "  " | str join
 }
 
 def print_blocks [start:int, end:int, block_cols:int, block_rows:int, blocks_per_line:int] {
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ def print_blocks [start:int, end:int, block_cols:int, block_rows:int, blocks_per
       0..<$block_rows | each { |row|
         0..<$blocks_per_line | each { |block|
         print_run ($start + $block * $block_length + $row * $block_cols + $i * $block_length * $blocks_per_line) $block_cols
-      } | append (char nl) | str collect
-    } | str collect
-  } | str collect
+      } | append (char nl) | str join
+    } | str join
+  } | str join
 }
 
 print (print_run 0 16) # The first 16 colours are spread over the whole spectrum
diff --git a/cool-oneliners/dict.nu b/cool-oneliners/dict.nu
index fa0cba70..c11b109e 100644
--- a/cool-oneliners/dict.nu
+++ b/cool-oneliners/dict.nu
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Function querying free online English dictionary API for definition of given word(s)
 def dict [...word #word(s) to query the dictionary API but they have to make sense together like "martial law", not "cats dogs"
 ] {
-	let query = ($word | str collect %20)
+	let query = ($word | str join %20)
   let link = ('https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/' + ($query|str replace ' ' '%20'))
   let output = (fetch $link | rename word)
-  let w = ($output.word | first)  
+  let w = ($output.word | first)
 
   if $w == "No Definitions Found" {
   	echo $output.word
diff --git a/custom-completions/auto-generate/parse-fish.nu b/custom-completions/auto-generate/parse-fish.nu
index 972ef370..f32be002 100644
--- a/custom-completions/auto-generate/parse-fish.nu
+++ b/custom-completions/auto-generate/parse-fish.nu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def build-completions-from-pwd [] {
 
 # build a completion form a .fish file and generate a .nu file
 def build-completion [fish_file: path, nu_file: path] {
-    open $fish_file | parse-fish | make-commands-completion | str collect "\n\n" | save $nu_file
+    open $fish_file | parse-fish | make-commands-completion | str join "\n\n" | save $nu_file
 }
 
 # parse a .fish file based on autogenerated complete syntax
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def make-subcommands-completion [parents: list] {
         build-string (
             if ('d' in ($subcommand.args | columns)) and ($subcommand.args.d != "") {
                 build-string "# " ($subcommand.args.d.0) "\n"                         # (sub)command description
-            }) "extern " $quote ($parents | str collect " ") (
+            }) "extern " $quote ($parents | str join " ") (
             if $subcommand.name != "" {
                 build-string " " $subcommand.name                                     # sub command if present
             }) $quote " [\n" (
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def make-subcommands-completion [parents: list] {
                 $fishes                                                               # catch all
             }
             | build-flags
-            | str collect "\n"
+            | str join "\n"
         ) "\n\t...args\n]"
     }
 }
diff --git a/custom-completions/auto-generate/parse-help.nu b/custom-completions/auto-generate/parse-help.nu
index 053459f5..d8c3bee3 100644
--- a/custom-completions/auto-generate/parse-help.nu
+++ b/custom-completions/auto-generate/parse-help.nu
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def make-completion [command_name: string] {
         }) (if ($it.description | is-empty) == false {
             build-string "\t\t# " $it.description
         })
-    } | str collect "\n") "\n\t...args\n]"
+    } | str join "\n") "\n\t...args\n]"
 }
 
 module tests {
diff --git a/custom-completions/scoop/scoop-completions.nu b/custom-completions/scoop/scoop-completions.nu
index 11394d04..9c0113b7 100644
--- a/custom-completions/scoop/scoop-completions.nu
+++ b/custom-completions/scoop/scoop-completions.nu
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def scoopInstalledAppsWithStar [] {
 # list of all manifests from all buckets
 def scoopAllApps [] {
   let bucketsDir = if ('SCOOP' in (env).name) { [ (getenv 'SCOOP'), 'buckets' ] | path join } else { [ (getenv 'USERPROFILE'), 'scoop', 'buckets' ] | path join }
-  (ls -s $bucketsDir | get name) | each {|bucket| ls ([$bucketsDir, $bucket, 'bucket', '*.json'] | str collect '\')  | get name | path basename | str substring ',-5' } | flatten | uniq
+  (ls -s $bucketsDir | get name) | each {|bucket| ls ([$bucketsDir, $bucket, 'bucket', '*.json'] | str join '\')  | get name | path basename | str substring ',-5' } | flatten | uniq
 }
 
 # list of all apps that are not installed
diff --git a/custom-completions/winget/winget-completions.nu b/custom-completions/winget/winget-completions.nu
index e19769c6..5021e0d7 100644
--- a/custom-completions/winget/winget-completions.nu
+++ b/custom-completions/winget/winget-completions.nu
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def "winget show" [
         (do $flagify header $header)
         (do $flagify accept_source_agreements $accept_source_agreements)
         (do $flagify help $help)
-    ] | str collect ' ')
+    ] | str join ' ')
 
     if $raw or $help {
         ^$command
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def "winget show" [
             $"(ansi yellow)($output | first | str trim)(ansi reset)"
         } else {
             let header = ($output | first | parse -r 'Found (?P<Name>.+) \[(?P<Id>.+)\]')
-            let manifest = ($output | skip 1 | str collect (char newline) | from yaml)
+            let manifest = ($output | skip 1 | str join (char newline) | from yaml)
             $header | first | merge { $manifest }
         }
     }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def "winget source list" [
         $pos_name
         (do $flagify name $name)
         (do $flagify help $help)
-    ] | str collect ' ')
+    ] | str join ' ')
 
     if $raw or $help {
         ^$command
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def "winget search" [
         (do $flagify header $header)
         (do $flagify accept_source_agreements $accept_source_agreements)
         (do $flagify help $help)
-    ] | str collect ' ')
+    ] | str join ' ')
 
     if $raw or $help {
         ^$command
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def "winget list" [
         (do $flagify header $header)
         (do $flagify accept_source_agreements $accept_source_agreements)
         (do $flagify help $help)
-    ] | str collect ' ')
+    ] | str join ' ')
 
     if $help or $raw {
         ^$command
@@ -446,27 +446,27 @@ def "nu-complete winget parse table" [lines: any] {
         let version = if $lengths.version > 0 {
             (
                 $it | skip ($lengths.name + $lengths.id)
-                | first $lengths.version | str collect | str trim
+                | first $lengths.version | str join | str trim
             )
         } else { "" }
 
         let available = if $lengths.available > 0 {
             (
                 $it | skip ($lengths.name + $lengths.id + $lengths.version)
-                | first $lengths.available | str collect | str trim
+                | first $lengths.available | str join | str trim
             )
         } else { "" }
 
         let source = if $lengths.source > 0 {
             (
                 $it | skip ($lengths.name + $lengths.id + $lengths.version + $lengths.available)
-                | str collect | str trim
+                | str join | str trim
             )
         } else { "" }
 
         {
-            name: ($it | first $lengths.name | str collect | str trim),
-            id: ($it | skip $lengths.name | first $lengths.id | str collect | str trim),
+            name: ($it | first $lengths.name | str join | str trim),
+            id: ($it | skip $lengths.name | first $lengths.id | str join | str trim),
             version: $version,
             available: $available,
             source: $source
diff --git a/example-config/init.nu b/example-config/init.nu
index 704c3f78..54b2b7ba 100644
--- a/example-config/init.nu
+++ b/example-config/init.nu
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export env LS_COLORS {
        "mi=00;40;31"
        "ln=00;36"
        "ex=00;32"
-    ] | str collect (char env_sep)
+    ] | str join (char env_sep)
 }
 export env BROWSER { "firefox" }
 export env CARGO_TARGET_DIR { "~/.cargo/target" }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export def build-prompt [] {
             '@'
             $env.HOSTNAME
             ':'
-        ] | str collect
+        ] | str join
     } else {
         ''
     })
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ export def build-prompt [] {
         pwd
     })
 
-    [ $usr_str $pwd_str ' ' ] | str collect
+    [ $usr_str $pwd_str ' ' ] | str join
 }
diff --git a/formatting/number-format.nu b/formatting/number-format.nu
index 8c289104..cd6b7479 100644
--- a/formatting/number-format.nu
+++ b/formatting/number-format.nu
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def number-format [
         } else {
             $whole_part
         }
-        | str collect ''
+        | str join ''
     )
 
     let whole_part3 = (
diff --git a/fun/spark.nu b/fun/spark.nu
index 1b48e0f3..55ed83b6 100644
--- a/fun/spark.nu
+++ b/fun/spark.nu
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-let TICKS = [(char -u "2581") 
-              (char -u "2582") 
-              (char -u "2583") 
-              (char -u "2584") 
-              (char -u "2585") 
-              (char -u "2586") 
-              (char -u "2587") 
+let TICKS = [(char -u "2581")
+              (char -u "2582")
+              (char -u "2583")
+              (char -u "2584")
+              (char -u "2585")
+              (char -u "2586")
+              (char -u "2587")
               (char -u "2588")]
 
 # send an array into spark and get a sparkline out
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def spark [v: list] {
     $v | each { |e|
         let i = ((($e - $min) * $ratio) | math round)
         $"($TICKS | get $i)"
-    } | str collect
+    } | str join
 }
 
 def assert_eq [num: int, expected: string, input: list] {
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ def assert_eq [num: int, expected: string, input: list] {
     let span = (metadata $expected).span;
     if $actual != $expected {
       error make {
-        msg: "Actual != Expected", 
+        msg: "Actual != Expected",
         label: {
-            text: $"expected ($expected) but got ($actual)", start: $span.start, end: $span.end 
-        } 
+            text: $"expected ($expected) but got ($actual)", start: $span.start, end: $span.end
+        }
       }
     } else {
         print $"Test ($num) (ansi green)passed(ansi reset) ✓"
diff --git a/fun/website_builder.nu b/fun/website_builder.nu
index e938aec4..8c46b1c5 100644
--- a/fun/website_builder.nu
+++ b/fun/website_builder.nu
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ for $markdown in $markdown_files {
         let $header = ($content_lines
                        | skip 1
                        | take while {|x| ($x | str trim) != "---"}
-                       | str collect "\n"
+                       | str join "\n"
                        | from yaml)
 
         let $post = ($content_lines
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ for $markdown in $markdown_files {
                               }
                           })
 
-        let $html_post = ($html_post | str collect "\n")
+        let $html_post = ($html_post | str join "\n")
         let $html_post = $"<!DOCTYPE html>
         <html>
           <head>
diff --git a/gitlab/gitlab.nu b/gitlab/gitlab.nu
index 61a3d2bb..8d3573c9 100755
--- a/gitlab/gitlab.nu
+++ b/gitlab/gitlab.nu
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def call-gitlab [
   ...args: string
   --query: string
 ] {
-  fetch -H [Authorization $"Bearer ($env.GITLAB_TOKEN)"] $"($projects)($args|str collect)?($query)"
+  fetch -H [Authorization $"Bearer ($env.GITLAB_TOKEN)"] $"($projects)($args|str join)?($query)"
 }
 # Search files on your GitLab server
 def main [
diff --git a/helpers/update_hosts.nu b/helpers/update_hosts.nu
index a3818b89..a9b2ce39 100644
--- a/helpers/update_hosts.nu
+++ b/helpers/update_hosts.nu
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module hosts {
         let WHITELIST = ["multipasko"]
         let BLACKLIST = ["0.0.0.0 tiktok.com"]
 
-        let whitelisted = "(" + ($WHITELIST | str collect "|") + ")"
+        let whitelisted = "(" + ($WHITELIST | str join "|") + ")"
         let pattern = ($"0.0.0.0.*($whitelisted).*$")
         let OLD_FILE = "/etc/hosts"
         let TMP_FILE = (fetch $LINK | lines)
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ module hosts {
                         echo "Done!"
                     } else {
                         error make -u {msg: "Something went wrong while overwriting the /etc/hosts file"}
-                    }       
-                }       
+                    }
+                }
             } else {
                 echo "No updates available."
             }
         } else {
             error make -u {msg: "Failed downloading the hosts file, try again."}
-        }    
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/make_release/gen-js-ext.nu b/make_release/gen-js-ext.nu
index 825ebefb..eb4fa309 100644
--- a/make_release/gen-js-ext.nu
+++ b/make_release/gen-js-ext.nu
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def gen_keywords [] {
                 and category !~ deprecated
                 and ($it.command | str contains -n ' ')
                 | get command
-                | str collect '|')
+                | str join '|')
 
     let var_with_dash_or_under_regex = '(([a-zA-Z]+[\\-_]){1,}[a-zA-Z]+\\s)'
     let preamble = '\\b('
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def gen_sub_keywords [] {
     let cmds = (for x in $sub_cmds {
         let parts = ($x | split row ' ')
         $'($parts.0)\\s($parts.1)'
-    } | str collect '|')
+    } | str join '|')
     $'"match": "($preamble)($cmds)($postamble)",'
 }
 $"Generating sub keywords(char nl)"
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ def gen_keywords_alphabetically [] {
             } else {
                 $nothing
             }
-        } | str collect '|')
+        } | str join '|')
         if ($letter_cmds | str trim | str length) > 0 {
             $'"match": "($preamble)($letter_cmds)($postamble)",'
         }
-    } | str collect "\n"
+    } | str join "\n"
 }
 
 "Generating keywords alphabetically\n"
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ def gen_sub_keywords_alphabetically [] {
             } else {
                 $nothing
             }
-        } | str collect '|')
+        } | str join '|')
         if ($letter_cmds | str trim | str length) > 0 {
             $'"match": "($preamble)($letter_cmds)($postamble)",'
         }
-    } | str collect "\n"
+    } | str join "\n"
 }
 
 "Generating sub keywords alphabetically\n"
diff --git a/maths/math_functions.nu b/maths/math_functions.nu
index 1352f20b..b85c478c 100644
--- a/maths/math_functions.nu
+++ b/maths/math_functions.nu
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export def dec2base [
 	} else {
 		let newNumber = (($number - ($number mod $base)) / $base)
 
-		[(dec2base $newNumber $base) ($chars | get ($number mod $base))] | str collect
+		[(dec2base $newNumber $base) ($chars | get ($number mod $base))] | str join
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/misc/nu_defs.nu b/misc/nu_defs.nu
index 5891f423..b276496b 100644
--- a/misc/nu_defs.nu
+++ b/misc/nu_defs.nu
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def-env which-cd [program] {
 def git-push [m: string] {
   git add -A
   git status
-  git commit -am $"($m)"
+  git commit -a -m $"($m)"
   git push origin main
 }
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def "help my-commands" [] {
 
 #web search in terminal (requires ddgr)
 def gg [...search: string] {
-  ddgr -n 5 ($search | str collect ' ')
+  ddgr -n 5 ($search | str join ' ')
 }
 
 #habitipy dailies done all (requires habitipy)
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def trans [
     let from = if ($from | is-empty) {"en-US"} else {$from}
     let to = if ($to | is-empty) {"es-ES"} else {$to}
 
-    let to_translate = ($search | str collect "%20")
+    let to_translate = ($search | str join "%20")
 
     let url = $"https://api.mymemory.translated.net/get?q=($to_translate)&langpair=($from)%7C($to)&of=json&key=($key)&de=($user)"
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ def skim [
   let lst = $in
   let type = ($lst | describe)
   let s = (if ($type | str starts-with 'list<') {
-             $lst | str collect (char nl)
+             $lst | str join (char nl)
            } else if ($type == 'string') {
              $lst
            })
diff --git a/network/remoting/remoting.nu b/network/remoting/remoting.nu
index 1235e839..7ef7733d 100644
--- a/network/remoting/remoting.nu
+++ b/network/remoting/remoting.nu
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export def ssh [
     let host = (hosts|where name == $hostname|get -i 0)
     if ($host.nu) {
         if ($args|length) > 0 {
-            ^ssh (get-url $host) (build-string ($args|str collect ' ') '|to json -r')|from json
+            ^ssh (get-url $host) (build-string ($args|str join ' ') '|to json -r')|from json
         } else {
             ^ssh (get-url $host)
         }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export def "ssh script" [
     if $script in ($nu.scope.commands|where is_custom|get command) {
 
         let host = (hosts|where name == $hostname|get 0)
-        let full_command = (build-string (view-source $script) '; ' $script ' ' ($args|str collect ' ') '|to json -r')
+        let full_command = (build-string (view-source $script) '; ' $script ' ' ($args|str join ' ') '|to json -r')
         ^ssh (get-url $host) ($full_command)|from json
 
     } else {
diff --git a/prompt/async_git_prompt/prompt.nu b/prompt/async_git_prompt/prompt.nu
index 23bde356..8802f401 100644
--- a/prompt/async_git_prompt/prompt.nu
+++ b/prompt/async_git_prompt/prompt.nu
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def prompt-concat [parts: table] {
     $parts
     | where (not ($it.text | is-empty))
     | each { |it| $"($it.color)($it.text)" }
-    | str collect ' '
+    | str join ' '
 }
 
 def prompt-git-branch [] {
diff --git a/prompt/oh-my-minimal.nu b/prompt/oh-my-minimal.nu
index 8f7a3c03..e05c3cf2 100644
--- a/prompt/oh-my-minimal.nu
+++ b/prompt/oh-my-minimal.nu
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export def path_abbrev_if_needed [apath term_width] {
         let tokens = ($tokens | append $"($PB)($splits | last)($R)")
 
         # collect
-        $tokens | str collect $"($T)/"
+        $tokens | str join $"($T)/"
     } else {
         if ($splits_len == 0) {
             # We're at / on the file system
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export def path_abbrev_if_needed [apath term_width] {
         } else if ($splits_len == 1) {
             let top_part = ($splits | first)
             let tokens = $"($PB)($top_part)($R)"
-            $tokens | str collect $"($T)"
+            $tokens | str join $"($T)"
         } else {
             let top_part = ($splits | first ($splits_len - 1))
             let end_part = ($splits | last)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export def path_abbrev_if_needed [apath term_width] {
                 $"/($T)($x | str substring 0,1)($R)"
             })
             let tokens = ($tokens | append $"/($PB)($end_part)($R)")
-            $tokens | skip 1 | str collect $"($T)"
+            $tokens | skip 1 | str join $"($T)"
         }
     }
 }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export def get_left_prompt [os use_nerd_fonts] {
             $right_transition
         })
         (char space)                           # space
-    ] | str collect)
+    ] | str join)
 
     let is_home_in_path = ($env.PWD | str starts-with $nu.home-path)
     let path_segment = (if $is_home_in_path {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export def get_left_prompt [os use_nerd_fonts] {
         $display_path                        # ~/src/forks/nushell
         (ansi { fg: "#CED7CF" bg: "#3465A4"})  # color just to color the next space
         (char space)                           # space
-        ] | str collect
+        ] | str join
     } else {
         [
         (if $use_nerd_fonts {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export def get_left_prompt [os use_nerd_fonts] {
         $display_path                        # ~/src/forks/nushell
         (ansi { fg: "#CED7CF" bg: "#3465A4"})  # color just to color the next space
         (char space)                           # space
-        ] | str collect
+        ] | str join
     })
 
     let indicator_segment = (
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export def get_left_prompt [os use_nerd_fonts] {
             " >"
         })
         ($R)                                   # reset color
-        ] | str collect
+        ] | str join
     )
 
     # assemble all segments for final prompt printing
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export def get_left_prompt [os use_nerd_fonts] {
         $os_segment
         $path_segment
         $indicator_segment
-    ] | str collect
+    ] | str join
 }
 
 export def get_right_prompt [os use_nerd_fonts] {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export def get_right_prompt [os use_nerd_fonts] {
         (date now | date format '%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S%.3f')
         (char space)
         ($R)
-    ] | str collect)
+    ] | str join)
 
     let time_segment = ([
         (ansi { fg: $TIME_BG bg: $TERM_FG})
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export def get_right_prompt [os use_nerd_fonts] {
         (date now | date format '%I:%M:%S %p')
         (char space)
         ($R)
-    ] | str collect)
+    ] | str join)
 
     # 1. datetime - working
     # $datetime_segment
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export def get_right_prompt [os use_nerd_fonts] {
     # [
     #     $git_segment
     #     $time_segment
-    # ] | str collect
+    # ] | str join
 
     # 5. fernando wants this on the left prompt
     # [
diff --git a/prompt/oh-my-v2.nu b/prompt/oh-my-v2.nu
index ac6c7ebf..53b3ee21 100644
--- a/prompt/oh-my-v2.nu
+++ b/prompt/oh-my-v2.nu
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def get_os_segment [os color_mode] {
         ($transition_bg_color)
         ($transition_icon)
         (char space)
-    ] | str collect
+    ] | str join
     )
 
     $os_segment
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def get_path_segment [os color_mode] {
             ($pwd_color)
             ($pwd_bg_color)
             (char space)                           # space
-        ] | str collect
+        ] | str join
     )
 
     $path_segment
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def get_indicator_segment [os color_mode] {
         ($indicator_bg_color)
         (char nf_segment)                         # 
         ($R)                                   # reset color
-        ] | str collect
+        ] | str join
     )
 
     $indicator_segment
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ def get_time_segment [os color_mode] {
     let R = (ansi reset)
     let time_bg_color = (get_color time_bg_color $color_mode)
     let time_color = (get_color time_color $color_mode)
-    
+
     let time_segment = ([
         (ansi { fg: $time_bg_color bg: $time_color})
         (char nf_right_segment) #(char -u e0b2)     # 
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def get_time_segment [os color_mode] {
         (date now | date format '%I:%M:%S %p')
         (char space)
         ($R)
-    ] | str collect)
+    ] | str join)
 
     $time_segment
 }
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def get_status_segment [os color_mode] {
             $env.LAST_EXIT_CODE
             (char space)
             ($R)
-        ] | str collect
+        ] | str join
     )
 
     $status_segment
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ def get_execution_time_segment [os color_mode] {
             $env.CMD_DURATION_MS
             (char space)
             ($R)
-        ] | str collect
+        ] | str join
     )
 
     $execution_time_segment
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ def get_right_prompt [os color_mode] {
     let execution_time_segment = (get_execution_time_segment $os $color_mode)
     let time_segment = (get_time_segment $os $color_mode)
     let exit_if = (if $env.LAST_EXIT_CODE != 0 { $status_segment })
-    [$exit_if $execution_time_segment $time_segment] | str collect
+    [$exit_if $execution_time_segment $time_segment] | str join
 }
 
 # constructe the left and right prompt by color_mode (8bit or 24bit)
diff --git a/prompt/shell_space.nu b/prompt/shell_space.nu
index 7a810cec..2e1ba6b9 100644
--- a/prompt/shell_space.nu
+++ b/prompt/shell_space.nu
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ def workspaces [] {
       if $item.active {
         $"(ansi green)($index) "
       } else {
-        $"(ansi blue)($index) " 
+        $"(ansi blue)($index) "
       }
-    }| str collect
+    }| str join
 }
 
 def create_right_prompt [] {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def create_right_prompt [] {
         (date now | date format '%r'),
         " ",
         (workspaces)
-    ] | str collect)
+    ] | str join)
     $time_segment
 }
 
diff --git a/strings/remove-diacritics.nu b/strings/remove-diacritics.nu
index 2f4090d5..926e9c4b 100644
--- a/strings/remove-diacritics.nu
+++ b/strings/remove-diacritics.nu
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ def remove-diacritics [
         |get -i -s $char
         |default $char
     }
-    |str collect ''
+    |str join ''
 }
diff --git a/virtual_environments/auto-venv/venvs/python-venv.nu b/virtual_environments/auto-venv/venvs/python-venv.nu
index c7efe6b3..7ee970d0 100644
--- a/virtual_environments/auto-venv/venvs/python-venv.nu
+++ b/virtual_environments/auto-venv/venvs/python-venv.nu
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export def-env auto-venv-on-enter [
     )
 
     let venv_path = ([$virtual_env $bin] | path join)
-    let new_path = ($old_path | prepend $venv_path | str collect $path_sep)
+    let new_path = ($old_path | prepend $venv_path | str join $path_sep)
 
     # Creating the new prompt for the session
     let virtual_prompt = if ($virtual_prompt == '') {