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[Feature Request] Expand parameter name on format

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp, powershell
Domain
developer-experience, tooling

Research direction

Start by locating the existing cmdlet-alias expansion behavior and the formatting or completion entry points in PowerShell Editor Services. Determine how parameter names are represented and where formatting options are handled; done means the requested option expands an available abbreviated parameter such as -rec to -Recurse, with coverage for the behavior.

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Summary

We should have an option to expand parameter name on format like what we have for expanding cmdlet aliases.
For example, -rec should expand to -Recurse if available.

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Dominant language
C#
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