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desc "Displays a list of tasks"
task :help do
  taskHash = Hash[*(`rake.cmd -T`.split(/\n/).collect { |l| l.match(/rake (\S+)\s+\#\s(.+)/).to_a }.collect { |l| [l[1], l[2]] }).flatten] 

  indent = "                          "

  puts "rake #{indent}#Runs the 'default' task"

  taskHash.each_pair do |key, value|
    if key.nil?  
      next
    end
    puts "rake #{key}#{indent.slice(0, indent.length - key.length)}##{value}"
  end
end