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If you have multiple deferred commands, they run in reverse order (last deferred runs first). This mirrors the behavior of defer in Go.
Use the defer feature to ensure that a cleanup command runs after the main task, regardless of whether the task succeeded or failed. This is useful for tasks that require cleanup actions such as removing temporary files or releasing resources.
Taskfile.yaml
version: '3'
tasks:
  install:
    cmds:
      - npm install
      - defer: rm -rf .cache
      - echo "Installation complete"
      - defer: echo "Cleanup task executed"
In this example, deferred commands run at the end of the task in reverse registration order:
  1. echo "Cleanup task executed" (registered last → runs first)
  2. rm -rf .cache (registered first → runs last)
Demo and Output
ubuntu@touted-mite:~/nodejsfun$ task install
task: [install] npm install
...
up to date, audited 185 packages in 1s
...
task: [install] echo "Installation complete"
Installation complete
task: [install] echo "Cleanup task executed"
Cleanup task executed
task: [install] rm -rf .cache

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