# How to overwrite an already defined rake task

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-overwrite-an-already-defined-rake-task/110065>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 22, 2007, 12:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-overwrite-an-already-defined-rake-task/110065 "2007-07-22T12:44:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Armin\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Armin\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Armin_J)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2007, 12:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-overwrite-an-already-defined-rake-task/110065/1 "2007-07-22T12:44:59Z")

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Hello,

i want to overwrite an existing rake task. I can’t find a way to delete  
a task.

Thanks in advance,

Armin

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**Author:** ![Armin\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Armin\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Armin_J)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2007, 11:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-overwrite-an-already-defined-rake-task/110065/2 "2007-07-23T11:32:29Z")

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On 7/22/07, Armin J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> i want to overwrite an existing rake task. I can’t find a way to delete a task.

Try this: [http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/2032](http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/2032)

–  
Chris W.  
[http://errfree.com](http://errfree.com) // [http://errtheblog.com](http://errtheblog.com)

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**Author:** ![Armin\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Armin\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Armin_J)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-overwrite-an-already-defined-rake-task/110065/3 "2007-07-23T22:04:42Z")

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On 7/23/07, Chris W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> On 7/22/07, Armin J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > i want to overwrite an existing rake task. I can’t find a way to delete a task.
> 
> Try this: [http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/2032](http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/2032)

Thank you Chris,

works great.

Armin