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begins?

v2_4_6 - Show latest stable - Class: Gem::Command
begins?(long, short)
public

True if long begins with the characters from short.

# File lib/rubygems/command.rb, line 132
  def begins?(long, short)
    return false if short.nil?
    long[0, short.length] == short
  end

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