# Adding Tasks to Rake

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-tasks-to-rake/97722>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 10, 2006, 3:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-tasks-to-rake/97722 "2006-07-10T03:06:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![sauy7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@sauy7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sauy7)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 3:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-tasks-to-rake/97722/1 "2006-07-10T03:06:08Z")

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Hi

I see a lot of projects (like Rails) add built-in tasks to rake.  
Is there some documentation on an ‘offical’ way add these  
tasks?

Would it be possible to create a gem that could add tasks to rake.  
Of course, this would need to be somewhat independent of the  
rake release version.

Jim F.