Rakefile

posts_dir       = "_posts" 
new_post_ext    = "md"

# rake "new_post[hello]"
desc "Begin a new post in #{posts_dir}"
task :new_post, :title do |t, args|
  if args.title
    title = args.title
  else
    title = get_stdin("Enter a title for your post: ")
  end
  filename = "#{posts_dir}/#{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}-#{title}.#{new_post_ext}"
  if File.exist?(filename)
    abort("rake aborted!") if ask("#{filename} already exists. Do you want to overwrite?", ['y', 'n']) == 'n'
  end
  puts "Creating new post: #{filename}"
  open(filename, 'w') do |post|
    post.puts "---"
    post.puts "layout: post"
    post.puts "title: \"#{title.gsub(/&/,'&')}\""
    post.puts "date: #{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z')}"
    post.puts "comments: true"
    post.puts "tags: Note"
    post.puts "---"
  end
end