gistfile1.rb

desc "remotely console"
task :console, :roles => :app do
  input = ''
  run "cd #{current_path} && rails console #{ENV['RAILS_ENV']}" do |channel, stream, data|
    next if data.chomp == input.chomp || data.chomp == ''
    print data
    channel.send_data(input = $stdin.gets) if data =~ /:\d{3}:\d+(\*|>)/
  end
end