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               # File rubygems/commands/specification_command.rb, line 12
def initialize
  Gem.load_yaml
  super 'specification', 'Display gem specification (in yaml)',
        :domain => :local, :version => Gem::Requirement.default,
        :format => :yaml
  add_version_option('examine')
  add_platform_option
  add_prerelease_option
  add_option('--all', 'Output specifications for all versions of',
             'the gem') do |value, options|
    options[:all] = true
  end
  add_option('--ruby', 'Output ruby format') do |value, options|
    options[:format] = :ruby
  end
  add_option('--yaml', 'Output YAML format') do |value, options|
    options[:format] = :yaml
  end
  add_option('--marshal', 'Output Marshal format') do |value, options|
    options[:format] = :marshal
  end
  add_local_remote_options
end
             
             
               # File rubygems/commands/specification_command.rb, line 74
def execute
  specs = []
  gem = options[:args].shift
  unless gem
    raise Gem::CommandLineError,
          "Please specify a gem name or file on the command line"
  end
  case v = options[:version]
  when String
    req = Gem::Requirement.create v
  when Gem::Requirement
    req = v
  else
    raise Gem::CommandLineError, "Unsupported version type: '#{v}'"
  end
  if !req.none? and options[:all]
    alert_error "Specify --all or -v, not both"
    terminate_interaction 1
  end
  if options[:all]
    dep = Gem::Dependency.new gem
  else
    dep = Gem::Dependency.new gem, req
  end
  field = get_one_optional_argument
  raise Gem::CommandLineError, "--ruby and FIELD are mutually exclusive" if
    field and options[:format] == :ruby
  if local?
    if File.exist? gem
      specs << Gem::Package.new(gem).spec rescue nil
    end
    if specs.empty?
      specs.push(*dep.matching_specs)
    end
  end
  if remote?
    dep.prerelease = options[:prerelease]
    found, _ = Gem::SpecFetcher.fetcher.spec_for_dependency dep
    specs.push(*found.map { |spec,| spec })
  end
  if specs.empty?
    alert_error "No gem matching '#{dep}' found"
    terminate_interaction 1
  end
  unless options[:all]
    specs = [specs.max_by { |s| s.version }]
  end
  specs.each do |s|
    s = s.send field if field
    say case options[:format]
        when :ruby then s.to_ruby
        when :marshal then Marshal.dump s
        else s.to_yaml
        end
    say "\n"
  end
end