function &factory($command, &$config)
    {
        if (empty($GLOBALS['_PEAR_Command_commandlist'])) {
            PEAR_Command::registerCommands();
        }
        if (isset($GLOBALS['_PEAR_Command_shortcuts'][$command])) {
            $command = $GLOBALS['_PEAR_Command_shortcuts'][$command];
        }
        if (!isset($GLOBALS['_PEAR_Command_commandlist'][$command])) {
            $a = PEAR::raiseError("unknown command `$command'");
            return $a;
        }
        $class = $GLOBALS['_PEAR_Command_commandlist'][$command];
        if (!class_exists($class)) {
            require_once $GLOBALS['_PEAR_Command_objects'][$class];
        }
        if (!class_exists($class)) {
            $a = PEAR::raiseError("unknown command `$command'");
            return $a;
        }
        $ui =& PEAR_Command::getFrontendObject();
        $obj = &new $class($ui, $config);
        return $obj;
    }