Add autocompletion support for bash/zsh
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Description
**Related command**
`az completion`
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
When installing `azure-cli` on Arch-based distributions via AUR, the package installs to `/opt/azure-cli` and does not include a shell completion script. There is no file in `/etc/bash_completion.d/` or `/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/`, and `az completion` is not a recognized subcommand. This means users get no tab-completion out of the box for zsh (or bash).
**Describe the solution you'd like**
Ship a completion script with the AUR/Arch package, or provide a built-in `az completion` subcommand (similar to `kubectl completion zsh`, `docker completion zsh`, etc.) that outputs a working completion script for common shells.
**Describe alternatives you've considered**
- Using `register-python-argcomplete az` with the `python-argcomplete` package — this works but requires an extra dependency and manual `.zshrc` configuration.
- Manually sourcing the bash completion file from other distribution paths — not applicable since no such file is included in the Arch package.
**Additional context**
- OS: CachyOS (Arch-based)
- Shell: zsh
- Install path: `/opt/azure-cli`
- `find / -name "az.completion" -o -name "azure-cli"` only returns `/usr/share/licenses/azure-cli` and `/opt/azure-cli` — no completion files.
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