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Get-Help about_* bugs (conceptual help topics) #3782

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Note: This is an attempt to consolidate the related existing issues:

The behavior as of beta1, verified on Windows 10, macOS 10.12, Ubuntu 16.04:

  • Get-Help about_* (using wildcards)

    • Windows: OK
    • Unix: Broken
      • No success output, only error get-help : Unable to find type [wmiclass].
      • Problem starts with as few chars. as Get-Help ab*, but, curiously, doesn't break with Get-Help a*, in which case only matching non-conceptual topics are output.
  • Get-Help about_Variable (any individual topic, specified in full, without wildcards)

    • Windows: Broken
      • Shows a list of 2 duplicates rather than the text of the help topic itself.
    • Unix: OK
  • Tab completion with about_* topics:

    • Windows: OK
    • Unix: Broken
      • Nothing happens when you press tab after typing Get-Help about_, for instance.

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Issue-BugIssue has been identified as a bug in the productIssue-Metaan issue used to track multiple issuesResolution-FixedThe issue is fixed.WG-Interactive-HelpSystemhelp infrastructure and formatting of help

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