Rakefile Format (as of version 0.8.2) First of all, there is no special format for a Rakefile. A Rakefile contains executable Ruby code. Anything legal in a ruby script is allowed in a Rakefile. Now that we understand there is no special syntax in a Rakefile, there are some conventions that are used in a Rakefile that are a little unusual in a typical Ruby program. Since a Rakefile is tailored to