README.txt

= rake-remote_task

home :: https://github.com/seattlerb/rake-remote_task
rdoc :: http://docs.seattlerb.org/rake-remote_task

== DESCRIPTION:

Vlad the Deployer's sexy brainchild is rake-remote_task, extending
Rake with remote task goodness.

== FEATURES/PROBLEMS:

* Run remote commands on one or more servers.
* Mix and match local and remote tasks.
* Uses ssh with your ssh settings already in place.
* Uses rsync for efficient transfers.

== EXAMPLE:

  require 'rake/remote_task'

  set :domain, 'abc.example.com'

  remote_task :foo do
    run "ls"
  end

== EXAMPLE SSH CUSTOMIZATION:

To set the ssh command location:

  set :ssh_cmd, '/usr/local/bin/ssh'

To set ssh flags for the login and port:

  set :ssh_flags, %w[-l joe -p 2000]

== SYNOPSIS:

  remote_task :setup_app, :roles => :app do
    # ...
    run "umask #{umask} && mkdir -p #{dirs.join(' ')}"
  end

== REQUIREMENTS:

* rake
* open4 gem

== INSTALL:

* sudo gem install rake-remote_task

== LICENSE:

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) Ryan Davis, RubyHitSquad

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
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permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
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