# `mix igniter.gen.task`
[🔗](https://github.com/ash-project/igniter/blob/v0.8.2/lib/mix/tasks/igniter.gen.task.ex#L5)

Generates a new igniter task

## Example

```sh
mix igniter.gen.task my_app.install
```

## Options

* `--no-optional` or `-o` - Whether or not to define the task to be compatible with igniter as an optional dependency.
* `--upgrade` or `-u` - Whether or not the task is an upgrade task. See the upgrades guide for more.
* `--private` or `-p` - Whether or not the task is a private task. This means it has no shortdoc or moduledoc.
  Upgrade tasks are always private.

# `igniter`

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*