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+require 'rubygems/command'
+require 'rubygems/commands/query_command'
+
+##
+# An alternate to Gem::Commands::QueryCommand that searches for gems starting
+# with the the supplied argument.
+
+class Gem::Commands::ListCommand < Gem::Commands::QueryCommand
+
+  def initialize
+    super 'list', 'Display gems whose name starts with STRING'
+
+    remove_option('--name-matches')
+  end
+
+  def arguments # :nodoc:
+    "STRING        start of gem name to look for"
+  end
+
+  def defaults_str # :nodoc:
+    "--local --no-details"
+  end
+
+  def usage # :nodoc:
+    "#{program_name} [STRING]"
+  end
+
+  def execute
+    string = get_one_optional_argument || ''
+    options[:name] = /^#{string}/i
+    super
+  end
+
+end
+