diff --git a/create_new_role_stub b/create_new_role_stub
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..25870ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create_new_role_stub
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+new_role=$1
+
+mkdir "$new_role"
+mkdir -p "${new_role}"/{defaults,tasks,files,templates,vars,meta}
+touch "${new_role}"/{defaults,tasks,vars,meta}/main.yml
+