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Provide shell completions for `wt`

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#11,247 opened on Sep 16, 2021

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Description

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Many apps/tools nowadays provide shell completion files (for bash/zsh/powershell). They help in easy discovery of commandline arguments and are overall a QoL enhancement.

Since wt supports a plethora of commandline args, it'be pretty nice to have completion files for PowerShell and CMD (through Clink, if possible).

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

All shells have their own way of defining completions. (For powershell it's Register-ArgumentCompleter).

Almost all CLI utilities provide the files (examples - ripgrep, gh (CLI), hyperfine). Alacritty, too provides completion files for bash, zsh and fish as a part of their release.

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Research direction
Implement shell completion files for wt by referencing existing tools like ripgrep or gh. Focus on generating completions for subcommands and flags using the command line interface.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
clideveloper experience
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Shell scriptingKnowledge of completion formats (e.g., bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell)
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60