diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 569cc91..7e0429c 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -60,13 +60,18 @@ namespace :styles do
   
 end
 
-desc "Generate a new project at dir=foo"
-task :generate do
-  # Generate the new 'dir' if it's not already created
-  system "mkdir #{(ENV['dir'])}" unless File.exists?(ENV['dir'])
+# NOTE: if using zsh shell, call task as following to have zsh avoid the []
+# rake 'generate[~/path/myproject]'
+desc "Generate a new project at given path/to/project"
+task :generate, [:project_path] do |t, args|
+  args.with_defaults(:project_path => "demo-serve")
+  folder = args[:project_path]
+
+  # Generate the new 'folder' if it's not already created
+  system "mkdir #{folder}" unless File.exists?(folder)
   
-  # Archive the current HEAD to 'dir'
-  system "git archive HEAD | (cd #{ENV['dir']} && tar -xvf -)"
+  # Archive the current HEAD to 'folder'
+  system "git archive HEAD | (cd #{folder} && tar -xvf -)"
 
-  puts "\n *** A new project has been generated at: #{(ENV['dir'])} ***"
+  puts "\n *** A new project has been generated at: '#{folder}' ***"
 end
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