CL interface to rubygems.org's search

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I created a gem to search for gems from the command line:

install:
gem install gemqs

usage:
gemqs [[searchterm1] [searchterm2] ... ]
   <..search results >

github: https://github.com/daveheitzman/gemqs

hope it's useful

David Heitzman

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dave@ubuntu:~/$ gemqs rails test
  gemqs searching http://rubygems.org on the terms: rails test
    sunspot-rails-tester (0.0.4) 2,617 downloads Enable sunspot during testing for *real* integration tests
    rails-test-serving (0.1.4.2) 669 downloads Makes unit tests of a Rails application run instantly
    universe-rails-testing (0.1.1) 579 downloads gem install universe-rails-testing
    rails-test-toolbox (0.2.0) 422 downloads An opinionated list of helpful testing tools for working with Ruby on Rails.

vs

9997 % gem search -r "rails.*test"

*** REMOTE GEMS ***

guard-railstestdb (0.0.4)
rails-test-serving (0.1.4.2)
rails-test-toolbox (0.2.0)
sunspot-rails-tester (0.0.4)
universe-rails-testing (0.1.1)

???

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On Mar 18, 2012, at 18:41 , David Heitzman wrote:

I created a gem to search for gems from the command line:

install:
gem install gemqs

usage:
gemqs [[searchterm1] [searchterm2] ... ]
<..search results >

github: GitHub - daveheitzman/gemqs: rubygems quick search

hope it's useful