On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Rob Nichols < [email protected]> wrote:
> > If I want to look up the available Rake command syntax, where do I go to > find it? > > For example, if I want to look up the syntax of a Rails command I can > find it at: > > http://api.rubyonrails.com > > I can even look up the core Rake api at: > > http://rake.rubyforge.org/ > > What I can't find is documentation of indivdual core Rails Rake tasks. > You can read the source of the core rake tasks by doing the following: a) locate the gem directory for your ruby implementation b) navigate into the rails-2.<X>.<Y>/lib/tasks Note: The file that you're looking for end in the .rake extension. > For example, I've been trying to find out if there is a better way for > me to use the rake db:migration task. I've always used > > rake environment RAILS_ENV=production db:migrate > > You can write the above as rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production Also, you can add a task to your Rails Rakefile and simplify it by doing something like this rake db:migrate:production Next, I would recommend reading code because the API may not provide the complete picture at this time. Also, there are so many examples of how to create a rake task and here's a tutorial here: http://railscasts.com/episodes/66-custom-rake-tasks to migrate my production database and that always seems verbose to me. > However, as I can't find an api or other document (or even where the > code that is run when you run the db:migration task), I have to rely on > google searches to see what other people are using. > > Can someone please point me in the right direction. > Next, Rake is simply a gem that is used by Rails. Thus, you can find the documentation for Rake here and it took a simple Google search: http://rake.rubyforge.org If you search for it, you'll find it. Good look, -Conrad > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
