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Passing arguments to rake task

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namespace :log do
  desc 'Upload logfile to cloud-based server'
  task :upload, [:filename] => [:environment] do |t, args|
    # upload logic
    # args[:filename] is the passed argument
  end
end

$ rake log:upload[development.log]

# If the shell complains just escape the brackets

$ rake log:upload\[development.log\]

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