rake

gistfile1.rb

task :name, [:first_param, :second_param]

task :name, [:first_param, :second_param] do |t, args|
  args.with_defaults(:first_param => "John", :second_param => "Dough")
  puts "First is #{args.first_param}"
  puts "Second is #{args.second_param}"
end

task :name, [:first_param, :second_param] => [:pre_task] do |t, args|
  args.with_defaults(:first_param => "John", :second_param => "Dough")
  puts "First is #{args.first_name}"
  puts "Second is #{args.second_param}"
end