diff --git a/pisi/cli/commands.py b/pisi/cli/commands.py
index 8859cf7a..da9ad445 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/commands.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/commands.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ def cmdObject(cmd, fail=False):
                 "info": Info,
                 "install": Install,
                 "list-installed": ListInstalled,
+                "list-available": ListAvailable,
+                "search-available": SearchAvailable,
                 "remove": Remove,
                 "index": Index,
                 "updatedb": UpdateDB}
@@ -206,3 +208,24 @@ class UpdateDB(Command):
         updatedb(indexfile)
 
 
+class ListAvailable(Command):
+    "list-available: list the available packages in the repository"
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(ListAvailable, self).__init__()
+
+    def run(self):
+        from pisi import util
+        (repo, index) = util.repo_index()
+
+        for package in index.packages:
+            name = package.name
+            version = package.history[0].version
+            release = package.history[0].release
+
+            print util.package_name(name, version, release)
+
+class SearchAvailable(Command):
+    "search-available: search in available packages"
+    pass
+
+        
diff --git a/pisi/operations.py b/pisi/operations.py
index ec1e0851..9348fabe 100644
--- a/pisi/operations.py
+++ b/pisi/operations.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from ui import ui
 from purl import PUrl
 import util
 
+
 # all package operation interfaces are here
 
 def remove(package_name):
@@ -31,14 +32,8 @@ def install(pkg):
         install_package(pkg)
     else:
         from os.path import join
-        from index import Index
 
-        # TODO: Currently we're supporting for only one
-        # repository. We'll extend this functionality soon.
-        repo_url = config.values.repos.default
-        index = Index()
-        indexpath = join(config.index_dir(), const.pisi_index)
-        index.read(indexpath)
+        (repo, index) = util.repo_index()
 
         # search pkg in index for it's presence in repository
         for package in index.packages:
@@ -47,8 +42,9 @@ def install(pkg):
                 release = package.history[0].release
 
                 name = util.package_name(pkg, version, release)
-                package_uri = join(repo_url, name[0], name)
-                ui.info("Installing %s from repository %s\n" %(name, repo_url))
+                package_uri = join(repo, name[0], name)
+
+                ui.info("Installing %s from repository %s\n" %(name, repo))
                 install_package(package_uri)
                 return
         ui.error("Package %s not found in the index file.\n" %pkg)
diff --git a/pisi/util.py b/pisi/util.py
index 82e925bf..c0871a4f 100644
--- a/pisi/util.py
+++ b/pisi/util.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import statvfs
 # pisi modules
 from ui import ui
 from constants import const
+from config import config
 
 class FileError(Exception):
     pass
@@ -247,9 +248,23 @@ def partition_freespace(directory):
     st = os.statvfs(directory)
     return st[statvfs.F_BSIZE] * st[statvfs.F_BFREE]
 
-#############################
-# Package Related Functions #
-#############################
+########################################
+# Package/Repository Related Functions #
+########################################
 
 def package_name(name, version, release):
     return  name + '-' + version + '-' + release + const.package_prefix
+
+
+# TODO: Currently we're supporting for only one repository. We'll
+# extend this functionality soon.
+def repo_index(repo = config.values.repos.default):
+    "return a par (url, IndexObj) for the given repository"
+    from index import Index
+
+    index = Index()
+    # buraya repo adını da ekleyeceğiz.
+    # path/to/repos_dir/default/pisi-index.xml gibi...
+    indexpath = os.path.join(config.index_dir(), const.pisi_index)
+    index.read(indexpath)
+    return (repo, index)