deploy_symlink_part.rb

namespace :assets do
  
  desc "create symlinks from shared resources to the release path"
  task :symlink, :roles => :app do
    assets.create_dirs
    run "rm -rf #{release_path}/public/images/products"
    run "rm -rf #{release_path}/public/assets/products"
    run "mkdir -p #{release_path}/public/assets"
    run "ln -nfs #{shared_path}/uploaded-files #{release_path}/public/images/products"
    run "ln -nfs #{shared_path}/uploaded-files #{release_path}/public/assets/products"
  end
  
  desc "create the shared directories"
  task :create_dirs, :roles => :app do
    %w(uploaded-files).each do |name|
      run "mkdir -p #{shared_path}/#{name}"
    end
  end
end
 
after "deploy:update_code", "assets:symlink"