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rails-db:tldr:44047
The rails db:rollback
command is used in Ruby on Rails applications to reverse the most recent database migration.
When a migration is generated and run using the rails db:migrate
command, it modifies the database schema by adding or modifying tables, columns, indices, etc. The migration files are typically stored in the db/migrate
directory of a Rails application.
The rails db:rollback
command allows you to rollback the most recent migration, undoing the changes made to the database schema. When you run this command, Rails looks for the last migration that was previously run and executes its down
method. This method contains the code to reverse the changes made by the corresponding up
method in the migration file.
In addition to rolling back the schema changes, rails db:rollback
also updates the schema_migrations
table in the database, marking the previously rolled back migration as not applied.
It's important to note that rails db:rollback
should be used with caution as it can lead to data loss or inconsistency if not used properly.