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require 'rubygems'
require 'rake'

task :the_task do
  p "one"
end

task :the_task do
  p "two"
end

Rake::Task[:the_task].invoke 
# >> "one"
# >> "two"

require 'rubygems'
require 'rake'

class Rake::Task
  def overwrite(&block)
    @actions.clear
    enhance(&block)
  end
end

task :the_task do
  p "one"
end

Rake::Task[:the_task].overwrite do
  p "two"
end


Rake::Task[:the_task].invoke 
# >> "two"

require 'rubygems'
require 'rake'
require 'rake/testtask'

class Rake::Task
  def abandon
    @actions.clear
  end
end

task :the_task do
  p "one"
end

Rake::Task[:the_task].abandon

Rake::TestTask.new(:the_task) do |t|
  t.libs << "test"
  t.pattern = 'test/**/*_test.rb'
  t.verbose = true
end

Rake::Task[:the_task].invoke
# >> Expectations ..................
# >> Finished in 0.00442 seconds
# >> 
# >> Success: 18 fulfilled