1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/commands/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/commands/application.rb
index 1cf23a8b92..dcd4c7a529 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/commands/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/commands/application.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ if ARGV.first != "new"
   ARGV[0] = "--help"
 else
   ARGV.shift
+  railsrc = File.join(File.expand_path("~"), ".railsrc")
+  if File.exist?(railsrc)
+    extra_args_string = File.open(railsrc).read
+    extra_args = extra_args_string.split(/\n+/).map {|l| l.split}.flatten
+    ARGV << extra_args
+    ARGV.flatten!
+  end
 end
 
 require 'rubygems' if ARGV.include?("--dev")