# Rake task writing question

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 11, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-task-writing-question/173542 "2009-08-11T06:50:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-task-writing-question/173542/1 "2009-08-11T06:50:55Z")

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rake question: given code like:

Cucumber::Rake::Task.new({:ok =\> ‘db:test:prepare’}, ‘Run features  
that should pass’) do |t|

How would I add an additional instruction to the {:ok =\>  
‘db:test:prepare’} section?

I’d like to do more here than just preparing a test-database – how do  
I add additional commands --\> like also preparing a test couchdb  
database at the same time? Do I just add a semi-colon, and then the  
additional code? Any other suggestions?