home/zsh+pkgs: Add watch-while for long commands lol

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diff --git a/home/zsh/watch-while.nix b/home/zsh/watch-while.nix
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+# This module configures some ZSH aliases such that 'watch-while' is invoked
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: let
+  # Program to invoke for long-running commands.
+  pkg = pkgs.watch-while;
+  exec = "${pkg}/bin/watch-while";
+in {
+  # Alias long-running commands to their prefixed versions. These aliases are
+  # only loaded for interactive use, so they won't mess with scripts.
+  programs.zsh.shellAliases =
+    lib.genAttrs ["nixos-rebuild" "darwin-rebuild"] (p: "${exec} ${p}")
+    # Enable alias expansion after sudo with this trick.
+    // {"sudo" = "sudo ";};
+
+  # Also add the program to the environment for manual invocation.
+  home.packages = [pkg];
+}