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# subdomains.rake in /lib/tasks
namespace :subdomains do

  desc "adds the necessary hosts to your /etc/hosts file from current subdomains in your application"
  task :setup => :environment do
    # NOTE: default_hosts is used as a locator for the line to update in /etc/hosts
    tmp_file, changed = '/tmp/etc_hosts_copy', false
    default_hosts, hosts    = %w(blog.local emptyblog.blog.local), []

    # find all the subdomains used in your app (push to hosts array) - modify this to suit your app