docs(complete): Fix instructions for sourcing PowerShell completions #6181
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The previous instructions were wrong in that they set the `COMPLETE`
env var only while the `$PROFILE` script was written. This was akin to
COMPLETE=bash echo "source <(your_program)" >> ~/.bashrc
whereas the corrected version sets `COMPLETE` as part of the `$PROFILE`
script, mirroring the instructions for sourcing completion in the other
shells.
Extending `$PROFILE` in this way also requires that scripts are allowed
to be executed. This requires changing the execution policy from its
default value `Restricted` on Windows. There's no such issue when using
PowerShell on macOS or Linux.
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The previous instructions were wrong in that they set the
COMPLETEenv var only while the$PROFILEscript was written. This was akin towhereas the corrected version sets
COMPLETEas part of the$PROFILEscript, mirroring the instructions for sourcing completion in the other shells.Extending
$PROFILEin this way also requires that scripts are allowed to be executed. This requires changing the execution policy from its default valueRestrictedon Windows. There's no such issue when using PowerShell on macOS or Linux.