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`ShowParameterHelp` Doesn't Show `[Type]` Between Angle Brackets

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp, powershell
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start at the ShowParameterHelp entry point and reproduce the issue with the core Get-Process cmdlet parameter on the reported PSReadLine and PowerShell versions. Compare it with the working Install-PSResource ProcessEx case, then verify that the displayed help includes the parameter type between angle brackets.

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Environment data
PS Version: 7.5.4
PS HostName: ConsoleHost
PSReadLine Version: 2.4.5
PSReadLine EditMode: Windows
OS: 10.0.22621.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
BufferWidth: 282
BufferHeight: 69
Steps to reproduce

Use ShowParameterHelp on "core" cmdlet parameter like Get-Process. Other non core modules appear to function correctly like Install-PSResource ProcessEx.

Expected behavior

Should show [type] between angle brackets.

Actual behavior

[type] is empty between the angle brackets.

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