From 1d3046e6fe0ec08dd388018a5f636656803273d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2025 18:17:20 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 01/19] use pwsh stop parsing operator

---
 src/powershell.ts | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/powershell.ts b/src/powershell.ts
index a2337c3..44da379 100644
--- a/src/powershell.ts
+++ b/src/powershell.ts
@@ -3,30 +3,30 @@ import { ShellCompDirective } from './t';
 // TODO: issue with -- -- completions
 
 export function generate(
-  name: string,
-  exec: string,
-  includeDesc = false
+    name: string,
+    exec: string,
+    includeDesc = false
 ): string {
-  // Replace '-' and ':' with '_' for variable names
-  const nameForVar = name.replace(/[-:]/g, '_');
-
-  // Determine the completion command
-  // const compCmd = includeDesc ? "complete" : "complete";
-
-  // Shell completion directives
-  const ShellCompDirectiveError = ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveError;
-  const ShellCompDirectiveNoSpace =
-    ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveNoSpace;
-  const ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp =
-    ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp;
-  const ShellCompDirectiveFilterFileExt =
-    ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveFilterFileExt;
-  const ShellCompDirectiveFilterDirs =
-    ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveFilterDirs;
-  const ShellCompDirectiveKeepOrder =
-    ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveKeepOrder;
-
-  return `# powershell completion for ${name} -*- shell-script -*-
+    // Replace '-' and ':' with '_' for variable names
+    const nameForVar = name.replace(/[-:]/g, '_');
+
+    // Determine the completion command
+    // const compCmd = includeDesc ? "complete" : "complete";
+
+    // Shell completion directives
+    const ShellCompDirectiveError = ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveError;
+    const ShellCompDirectiveNoSpace =
+        ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveNoSpace;
+    const ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp =
+        ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp;
+    const ShellCompDirectiveFilterFileExt =
+        ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveFilterFileExt;
+    const ShellCompDirectiveFilterDirs =
+        ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveFilterDirs;
+    const ShellCompDirectiveKeepOrder =
+        ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveKeepOrder;
+
+    return `# powershell completion for ${name} -*- shell-script -*-
 
   [Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
     function __${name}_debug {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function generate(
     # Split the command at the first space to separate the program and arguments.
     $Program, $Arguments = $Command.Split(" ", 2)
 
-    $RequestComp = "& ${exec} complete -- $Arguments"
+    $RequestComp = "& ${exec} complete --% -- $Arguments"
     __${name}_debug "RequestComp: $RequestComp"
 
     # we cannot use $WordToComplete because it

From 76fcd526f88645c13cb115eecd874394889eb1e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:15:13 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 02/19] fix: cli detect pwsh

---
 bin/cli.ts | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index b860f22..cfad28f 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ const shells = ['zsh', 'bash', 'fish', 'powershell'];
 
 async function main() {
   const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+  const isPwsh = process.platform === 'win32' && !!process.env.PSModulePath; 
+  if ( isPwsh && args.length >= 2 && args[1] === 'complete' && process.argv.indexOf('--') === -1 ) { 
+    process.argv.push('--'); 
+  }
 
   // <packageManager> complete -- <args>
   if (args.length >= 2 && args[1] === 'complete') {
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ async function main() {
     process.exit(0);
   }
 
-  console.error('Usage: tab <packageManager> <shell>');
+  console.error('Usages: tab <packageManager> <shell>');
   console.error(`       tab <packageManager> complete -- <args>`);
   process.exit(1);
 }

From 7e03793ccfb95bba892be88107fa43f87763ce49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:28:44 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 03/19] remove operator

---
 src/powershell.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/powershell.ts b/src/powershell.ts
index 44da379..4c2acd5 100644
--- a/src/powershell.ts
+++ b/src/powershell.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function generate(
     # Split the command at the first space to separate the program and arguments.
     $Program, $Arguments = $Command.Split(" ", 2)
 
-    $RequestComp = "& ${exec} complete --% -- $Arguments"
+    $RequestComp = "& ${exec} complete -- $Arguments"
     __${name}_debug "RequestComp: $RequestComp"
 
     # we cannot use $WordToComplete because it

From 8e7e4452216f89226f10c1bf72f879745c62dbe3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:51:04 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 04/19] add debug log

---
 bin/cli.ts | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index cfad28f..f04cb3c 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ async function main() {
     process.argv.push('--'); 
   }
 
+  if (process.env.TAB_DEBUG) {
+  console.error("RAW ARGS:", process.argv);
+  }
+
   // <packageManager> complete -- <args>
   if (args.length >= 2 && args[1] === 'complete') {
     const packageManager = args[0];
@@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ async function main() {
 
 function generateCompletionScript(packageManager: string, shell: string) {
   const name = packageManager;
+  console.log(process.argv);
+
 
   const isLocalDev = process.argv[1].endsWith('dist/bin/cli.js');
 

From b7872344453c8e706e2072b6c99bc293a5713fbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:55:43 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 05/19] exclude pwsh from having -- required

---
 bin/cli.ts | 14 ++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index f04cb3c..92adfd5 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ const shells = ['zsh', 'bash', 'fish', 'powershell'];
 
 async function main() {
   const args = process.argv.slice(2);
-  const isPwsh = process.platform === 'win32' && !!process.env.PSModulePath; 
-  if ( isPwsh && args.length >= 2 && args[1] === 'complete' && process.argv.indexOf('--') === -1 ) { 
-    process.argv.push('--'); 
-  }
 
   if (process.env.TAB_DEBUG) {
   console.error("RAW ARGS:", process.argv);
@@ -31,12 +27,22 @@ async function main() {
     }
 
     const dashIndex = process.argv.indexOf('--');
+    const isPowerShell = process.platform === 'win32' && process.env.PSModulePath !== undefined;
+    
     if (dashIndex !== -1) {
+      // POSIX shells or explicit -- usage
       const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
       await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
       const toComplete = process.argv.slice(dashIndex + 1);
       await completion.parse(toComplete);
       process.exit(0);
+    } else if (isPowerShell && args.length > 2) {
+      // PowerShell: -- was stripped, everything after 'complete' is what we want
+      const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
+      await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
+      const toComplete = args.slice(2);
+      await completion.parse(toComplete);
+      process.exit(0);
     } else {
       console.error(`Error: Expected '--' followed by command to complete`);
       process.exit(1);

From cfe36d096fe1e7b5998e1ff1bdb0affa35eea961 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:58:04 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 06/19] update

---
 bin/cli.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index 92adfd5..2eed7a9 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async function main() {
       const toComplete = process.argv.slice(dashIndex + 1);
       await completion.parse(toComplete);
       process.exit(0);
-    } else if (isPowerShell && args.length > 2) {
+    } else if (isPowerShell) {
       // PowerShell: -- was stripped, everything after 'complete' is what we want
       const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
       await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);

From c3d924a532827c74b580b9b7cf2073b32ab5efcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:06:09 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 07/19] add -- manually

---
 bin/cli.ts | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index 2eed7a9..e086046 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ async function main() {
       // PowerShell: -- was stripped, everything after 'complete' is what we want
       const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
       await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
-      const toComplete = args.slice(2);
+      let toComplete = args.slice(2);
+      // Always append -- for PowerShell (it was stripped from the input)
+      // This ensures option completion works correctly
+      toComplete.push('--');
       await completion.parse(toComplete);
       process.exit(0);
     } else {

From 2a7ec8a6b806704dad8c1881561f76248d729db8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:10:35 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 08/19] add -- manually

---
 bin/cli.ts | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index e086046..2be2fb8 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ async function main() {
       const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
       await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
       let toComplete = args.slice(2);
-      // Always append -- for PowerShell (it was stripped from the input)
-      // This ensures option completion works correctly
-      toComplete.push('--');
+      // Only append -- if there are actual args (PowerShell stripped the trailing --)
+      if (toComplete.length > 0) {
+        toComplete.push('--');
+      }
       await completion.parse(toComplete);
       process.exit(0);
     } else {

From b7dd1aad31587c84fa874a787a5dd9cd2b233174 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:15:05 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 09/19] fix partial command detection

---
 bin/cli.ts | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index 2be2fb8..0a26450 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ async function main() {
       const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
       await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
       let toComplete = args.slice(2);
-      // Only append -- if there are actual args (PowerShell stripped the trailing --)
-      if (toComplete.length > 0) {
-        toComplete.push('--');
+      // In PowerShell, -- is stripped. Only append it if the last arg is a flag
+      // (starts with -), meaning we want flag/option completion
+      if (toComplete.length > 0 && toComplete[toComplete.length - 1].startsWith('-')) {
+        toComplete = [...toComplete, '--'];
       }
       await completion.parse(toComplete);
       process.exit(0);

From 5371795d6ac975021c1615a470a8d826d285736f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:20:22 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 10/19] test empty string

---
 bin/cli.ts | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index 0a26450..0588d22 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ async function main() {
       const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
       await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
       let toComplete = args.slice(2);
-      // In PowerShell, -- is stripped. Only append it if the last arg is a flag
-      // (starts with -), meaning we want flag/option completion
-      if (toComplete.length > 0 && toComplete[toComplete.length - 1].startsWith('-')) {
-        toComplete = [...toComplete, '--'];
+      // In PowerShell, -- is stripped. Append empty string to simulate space at end
+      // This lets the parser know we want completions for what comes after the last arg
+      if (toComplete.length > 0) {
+        toComplete = [...toComplete, ''];
       }
       await completion.parse(toComplete);
       process.exit(0);

From c8a6b7e56ba68ba314246446ccd2fb23b25c2ed6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:25:18 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 11/19] i bet this will work

---
 bin/cli.ts        | 15 ---------------
 src/powershell.ts |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index 0588d22..45901bd 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -27,27 +27,12 @@ async function main() {
     }
 
     const dashIndex = process.argv.indexOf('--');
-    const isPowerShell = process.platform === 'win32' && process.env.PSModulePath !== undefined;
-    
     if (dashIndex !== -1) {
-      // POSIX shells or explicit -- usage
       const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
       await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
       const toComplete = process.argv.slice(dashIndex + 1);
       await completion.parse(toComplete);
       process.exit(0);
-    } else if (isPowerShell) {
-      // PowerShell: -- was stripped, everything after 'complete' is what we want
-      const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
-      await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
-      let toComplete = args.slice(2);
-      // In PowerShell, -- is stripped. Append empty string to simulate space at end
-      // This lets the parser know we want completions for what comes after the last arg
-      if (toComplete.length > 0) {
-        toComplete = [...toComplete, ''];
-      }
-      await completion.parse(toComplete);
-      process.exit(0);
     } else {
       console.error(`Error: Expected '--' followed by command to complete`);
       process.exit(1);
diff --git a/src/powershell.ts b/src/powershell.ts
index 4c2acd5..9c7da1e 100644
--- a/src/powershell.ts
+++ b/src/powershell.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function generate(
     # Split the command at the first space to separate the program and arguments.
     $Program, $Arguments = $Command.Split(" ", 2)
 
-    $RequestComp = "& ${exec} complete -- $Arguments"
+    $RequestComp = "& ${exec} complete '--' $Arguments"
     __${name}_debug "RequestComp: $RequestComp"
 
     # we cannot use $WordToComplete because it

From 80703778e4487fa77145846ab41ce1a763591a49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 23:48:54 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 12/19] test

---
 bin/cli.ts | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index 45901bd..de517ba 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,20 @@ async function main() {
       await completion.parse(toComplete);
       process.exit(0);
     } else {
-      console.error(`Error: Expected '--' followed by command to complete`);
-      process.exit(1);
+      // Handle PowerShell case where trailing '--' gets stripped by npm.cmd
+      // In PowerShell, args after 'complete' should be treated as completion args
+      const isPowerShell = process.platform === 'win32' && process.env.PSModulePath;
+      if (isPowerShell) {
+        const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
+        await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
+        // Take args after 'complete' (args[2..]) as the completion args
+        const toComplete = args.slice(2);
+        await completion.parse(toComplete);
+        process.exit(0);
+      } else {
+        console.error(`Error: Expected '--' followed by command to complete`);
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
     }
   }
 

From 657e6848c93b305c72f9984590aaf0511c1a9116 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2025 16:54:12 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 13/19] test

---
 bin/cli.ts | 41 +++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index de517ba..0e998d1 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ const shells = ['zsh', 'bash', 'fish', 'powershell'];
 
 async function main() {
   const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+  const isPowerShell = process.platform === 'win32' && process.env.PSModulePath;
 
   if (process.env.TAB_DEBUG) {
-  console.error("RAW ARGS:", process.argv);
+    console.error('RAW ARGS:', process.argv);
   }
 
   // <packageManager> complete -- <args>
@@ -27,28 +28,24 @@ async function main() {
     }
 
     const dashIndex = process.argv.indexOf('--');
-    if (dashIndex !== -1) {
-      const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
-      await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
-      const toComplete = process.argv.slice(dashIndex + 1);
-      await completion.parse(toComplete);
-      process.exit(0);
-    } else {
-      // Handle PowerShell case where trailing '--' gets stripped by npm.cmd
-      // In PowerShell, args after 'complete' should be treated as completion args
-      const isPowerShell = process.platform === 'win32' && process.env.PSModulePath;
-      if (isPowerShell) {
-        const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
-        await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
-        // Take args after 'complete' (args[2..]) as the completion args
-        const toComplete = args.slice(2);
-        await completion.parse(toComplete);
-        process.exit(0);
-      } else {
-        console.error(`Error: Expected '--' followed by command to complete`);
-        process.exit(1);
-      }
+    // When PowerShell shims drop the literal '--', fall back to treating
+    // everything after "complete" as the completion payload.
+    const completionArgs =
+      dashIndex !== -1
+        ? process.argv.slice(dashIndex + 1)
+        : isPowerShell
+          ? args.slice(2)
+          : null;
+
+    if (!completionArgs) {
+      console.error(`Error: Expected '--' followed by command to complete`);
+      process.exit(1);
     }
+
+    const completion = new PackageManagerCompletion(packageManager);
+    await setupCompletionForPackageManager(packageManager, completion);
+    await completion.parse(completionArgs);
+    process.exit(0);
   }
 
   // <packageManager> <shell>

From b9fa951978887cac343620d9d5d2d40765500425 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2025 17:03:15 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 14/19] separator

---
 bin/cli.ts | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index 0e998d1..961c88b 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ async function main() {
     // When PowerShell shims drop the literal '--', fall back to treating
     // everything after "complete" as the completion payload.
     const completionArgs =
-      dashIndex !== -1
+      // POSIX or already-present separator
+      (dashIndex !== -1 && (!isPowerShell || dashIndex < process.argv.length - 1))
         ? process.argv.slice(dashIndex + 1)
         : isPowerShell
+          // PowerShell shims may drop the first '--' and leave only a trailing one
           ? args.slice(2)
           : null;
 

From cc5202bedc29dce95ac8cc423fee3f25d0aef933 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2025 17:10:27 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 15/19] add changeset

---
 .changeset/curvy-clouds-hide.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/curvy-clouds-hide.md

diff --git a/.changeset/curvy-clouds-hide.md b/.changeset/curvy-clouds-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce812a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curvy-clouds-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@bomb.sh/tab': patch
+---
+
+Fix PowerShell completion argument parsing

From 839464a5a6fbddf3d62f2463ef60ad59a9700474 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2025 17:13:25 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 16/19] prettier

---
 bin/cli.ts        |  7 +++----
 src/powershell.ts | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index 961c88b..135c055 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ async function main() {
     // everything after "complete" as the completion payload.
     const completionArgs =
       // POSIX or already-present separator
-      (dashIndex !== -1 && (!isPowerShell || dashIndex < process.argv.length - 1))
+      dashIndex !== -1 && (!isPowerShell || dashIndex < process.argv.length - 1)
         ? process.argv.slice(dashIndex + 1)
         : isPowerShell
-          // PowerShell shims may drop the first '--' and leave only a trailing one
-          ? args.slice(2)
+          ? // PowerShell shims may drop the first '--' and leave only a trailing one
+            args.slice(2)
           : null;
 
     if (!completionArgs) {
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ function generateCompletionScript(packageManager: string, shell: string) {
   const name = packageManager;
   console.log(process.argv);
 
-
   const isLocalDev = process.argv[1].endsWith('dist/bin/cli.js');
 
   const executable = isLocalDev
diff --git a/src/powershell.ts b/src/powershell.ts
index 9c7da1e..107195a 100644
--- a/src/powershell.ts
+++ b/src/powershell.ts
@@ -3,30 +3,30 @@ import { ShellCompDirective } from './t';
 // TODO: issue with -- -- completions
 
 export function generate(
-    name: string,
-    exec: string,
-    includeDesc = false
+  name: string,
+  exec: string,
+  includeDesc = false
 ): string {
-    // Replace '-' and ':' with '_' for variable names
-    const nameForVar = name.replace(/[-:]/g, '_');
-
-    // Determine the completion command
-    // const compCmd = includeDesc ? "complete" : "complete";
-
-    // Shell completion directives
-    const ShellCompDirectiveError = ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveError;
-    const ShellCompDirectiveNoSpace =
-        ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveNoSpace;
-    const ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp =
-        ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp;
-    const ShellCompDirectiveFilterFileExt =
-        ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveFilterFileExt;
-    const ShellCompDirectiveFilterDirs =
-        ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveFilterDirs;
-    const ShellCompDirectiveKeepOrder =
-        ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveKeepOrder;
-
-    return `# powershell completion for ${name} -*- shell-script -*-
+  // Replace '-' and ':' with '_' for variable names
+  const nameForVar = name.replace(/[-:]/g, '_');
+
+  // Determine the completion command
+  // const compCmd = includeDesc ? "complete" : "complete";
+
+  // Shell completion directives
+  const ShellCompDirectiveError = ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveError;
+  const ShellCompDirectiveNoSpace =
+    ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveNoSpace;
+  const ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp =
+    ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp;
+  const ShellCompDirectiveFilterFileExt =
+    ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveFilterFileExt;
+  const ShellCompDirectiveFilterDirs =
+    ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveFilterDirs;
+  const ShellCompDirectiveKeepOrder =
+    ShellCompDirective.ShellCompDirectiveKeepOrder;
+
+  return `# powershell completion for ${name} -*- shell-script -*-
 
   [Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
     function __${name}_debug {

From 47f0397b50abc2f8776a7318ae70ccd5fb0960db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2025 17:18:54 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 17/19] update

---
 bin/cli.ts | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index 135c055..dba8859 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -28,15 +28,16 @@ async function main() {
     }
 
     const dashIndex = process.argv.indexOf('--');
-    // When PowerShell shims drop the literal '--', fall back to treating
-    // everything after "complete" as the completion payload.
+    // PowerShell's argument parsing can normalize or drop a `--`
+    // our "<pm> complete -- <query>" POSIX-style contract doesn't work the same way.
+    // so we need to handle the PowerShell case separately.
+    // gh issue discussion: https://github.com/bombshell-dev/tab/issues/82
+
     const completionArgs =
-      // POSIX or already-present separator
       dashIndex !== -1 && (!isPowerShell || dashIndex < process.argv.length - 1)
         ? process.argv.slice(dashIndex + 1)
         : isPowerShell
-          ? // PowerShell shims may drop the first '--' and leave only a trailing one
-            args.slice(2)
+          ? args.slice(2)
           : null;
 
     if (!completionArgs) {

From 9928dfb27fae1cf2e06a0d08eab10eeb23e59bdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2025 17:21:08 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 18/19] pwsh.ts

---
 bin/cli.ts        | 2 +-
 src/powershell.ts | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index dba8859..f3f3a6b 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ async function main() {
     process.exit(0);
   }
 
-  console.error('Usages: tab <packageManager> <shell>');
+  console.error('Usage: tab <packageManager> <shell>');
   console.error(`       tab <packageManager> complete -- <args>`);
   process.exit(1);
 }
diff --git a/src/powershell.ts b/src/powershell.ts
index 107195a..a2337c3 100644
--- a/src/powershell.ts
+++ b/src/powershell.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function generate(
     # Split the command at the first space to separate the program and arguments.
     $Program, $Arguments = $Command.Split(" ", 2)
 
-    $RequestComp = "& ${exec} complete '--' $Arguments"
+    $RequestComp = "& ${exec} complete -- $Arguments"
     __${name}_debug "RequestComp: $RequestComp"
 
     # we cannot use $WordToComplete because it

From 05792c9f7bbc8bbfab73c358df0c7c212fb4cca5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmirSa12 <amirhosseinpr184@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2025 17:28:54 +0330
Subject: [PATCH 19/19] rm log

---
 bin/cli.ts | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index f3f3a6b..cf5dfc1 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ async function main() {
 
 function generateCompletionScript(packageManager: string, shell: string) {
   const name = packageManager;
-  console.log(process.argv);
 
   const isLocalDev = process.argv[1].endsWith('dist/bin/cli.js');