PowerShell / PowerShell/PowerShell

Add command-completion for PowerShell invocation command line

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Description

Summary of the new feature/enhancement

Command-completion (tab-completion) is a nice capability It would be helpful to have command-completion for parameters when invoking PowerShell from a PowerShell console.

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Research direction

Start by locating the command-line handling for invoking PowerShell from an existing PowerShell console and any current completion implementation. Define completion behavior for invocation parameters and verify that tab-completion works when launching PowerShell from PowerShell; the issue does not name specific files or tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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