diff --git a/src/parsers/nushell.rs b/src/parsers/nushell.rs
index c00694f..90a349f 100644
--- a/src/parsers/nushell.rs
+++ b/src/parsers/nushell.rs
@@ -284,7 +284,10 @@ pub fn format_positional(name: &str, p: &Positional) -> String {
         .collect();
     let prefix = if p.variadic { "..." } else { "" };
     let suffix = if p.optional && !p.variadic { "?" } else { "" };
-    let typ = nushell_type_of_param(&name.to_ascii_uppercase());
+    let typ = match nushell_type_of_param(&name.to_ascii_uppercase()) {
+        "string" => "glob",
+        other => other,
+    };
     format!("    {prefix}{name_underscored}{suffix}: {typ}")
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ports.rs b/tests/ports.rs
index f38b793..e1c601f 100644
--- a/tests/ports.rs
+++ b/tests/ports.rs
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ Print a short usage summary and exit.
     );
 
     let nu = generate_extern("getent", &r);
-    assert!(nu.contains("database: string"), "nu = {nu}");
-    assert!(nu.contains("...key: string"), "nu = {nu}");
+    assert!(nu.contains("database: glob"), "nu = {nu}");
+    assert!(nu.contains("...key: glob"), "nu = {nu}");
     assert!(nu.contains("--service(-s): string"), "nu = {nu}");
     assert!(!nu.contains("--servicedatabase"), "nu = {nu}");
     assert!(nu.contains("export extern \"getent passwd\""), "nu = {nu}");
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ fn positional_order_survives_cache_and_generation() {
 
     let nu = generate_extern("git clone", &cached);
     let repository = nu
-        .find("repository: string")
+        .find("repository: glob")
         .expect("repository positional");
     let directory = nu.find("directory?: path").expect("directory positional");
     assert!(repository < directory, "nu = {nu}");