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Completions of paths containing "portable" variables should not be resolved to an absolute path

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Area-IntelliSense Issue-Enhancement
Dominant language
C#
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Forks
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Description

See the following issue for more details:

https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/67

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Research direction

Start with the linked PowerShell/vscode-powershell issue 67, since this issue provides no local files, tests, or entry points. Trace how path completions are resolved and determine the expected behavior for paths containing portable variables; completion results should preserve those variables instead of becoming absolute paths.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, powershell
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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