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rails generate

Generate new Rails templates in an existing project. More information: https://guides.rubyonrails.org/command_line.html#bin-rails-generate.
  • List all available generators:
    rails generate
  • Generate a new model named Post with attributes title and body:
    rails generate model {{Post}} {{title:string}} {{body:text}}
  • Generate a new controller named Posts with actions index, show, new and create:
    rails generate controller {{Posts}} {{index}} {{show}} {{new}} {{create}}
  • Generate a new migration that adds a category attribute to an existing model called Post:
    rails generate migration {{AddCategoryToPost}} {{category:string}}
  • Generate a scaffold for a model named Post, predefining the attributes title and body:
    rails generate scaffold {{Post}} {{title:string}} {{body:text}}

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