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rails-generate: 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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The command "rails generate scaffold ${Post} ${title:string} ${body:text}" is a command used in Ruby on Rails framework to generate a scaffold. A scaffold is a set of pre-built code templates for creating a basic CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) functionality for a specific model in an application.

Let's break down the command:

  1. "rails generate scaffold" is the beginning of the command, which tells the Rails generator to create a scaffold.
  2. "${Post}" is the first parameter in the command and refers to the name of the model for which the scaffold is being generated. In this case, the model name is "Post". Note that the braces are used to enclose the model name and are not necessary when actually executing the command.
  3. "${title:string}" is the second parameter in the command and defines a field in the "Post" model. In this case, the field is named "title" and its data type is "string". The field will be a string type, which means it can store text values.
  4. "${body:text}" is the third parameter in the command and defines another field in the "Post" model. This field is named "body" and its data type is "text". The field will be a text type, which means it can store longer text values.

When you execute this command, the Rails generator will generate a set of files and code snippets for the "Post" model, including a migration file to create the necessary database table, a model file with predefined methods and associations, a set of views for the CRUD operations, and a controller to handle the logic for those operations.

Overall, this command simplifies the process of creating a basic CRUD functionality for a model named "Post" with two fields: "title" (string type) and "body" (text type).

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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