rails generate

Generate new Rails templates in an existing project.

• 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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