Overeager plug-in installation on partial command match

[catalandres]

Summary

While trying to get a list of all the commands, the system installed the dev plug-in, because the CLI assumed I meant sf dev generate command and I did not have it installed

Steps To Reproduce

In a clean (no plug-ins) sf CLI installation, run sf command.

Expected result

The system should ask whether I want the plug-in installed.

Actual result

The system went ahead and installed the plug-in.

System Information

bash, on macOS 14

{
  "cliVersion": "@salesforce/cli/2.9.8",
  "architecture": "darwin-arm64",
  "nodeVersion": "node-v20.5.0",
  "osVersion": "Darwin 23.0.0",
  "shell": "zsh",
  "rootPath": "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@salesforce/cli",
  "pluginVersions": [
    "@oclif/plugin-autocomplete 2.3.8 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-commands 2.2.25 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-help 5.2.19 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-not-found 2.4.1 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-plugins 3.6.1 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-search 0.0.22 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-update 3.2.3 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-version 1.3.10 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-warn-if-update-available 2.1.0 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-which 2.2.32 (core)",
    "@salesforce/cli 2.9.8 (core)",
    "apex 2.3.14 (core)",
    "auth 2.8.16 (core)",
    "data 2.5.9 (core)",
    "deploy-retrieve 1.17.13 (core)",
    "dev 1.2.0 (user)",
    "info 2.6.42 (core)",
    "limits 2.3.34 (core)",
    "login 1.2.30 (core)",
    "marketplace 0.2.1 (core)",
    "org 2.10.7 (core)",
    "schema 2.3.25 (core)",
    "settings 1.4.28 (core)",
    "sobject 0.2.7 (core)",
    "source 2.10.33 (core)",
    "telemetry 2.3.2 (core)",
    "templates 55.5.11 (core)",
    "trust 2.6.10 (core)",
    "user 2.3.32 (core)"
  ]
}

Additional information

Nothing else to add.

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[git2gus]

This issue has been linked to a new work item: W-14196793

[iowillhoit]

Fixed in the latest version of sf 2.12.9