# Common Rails Commands

## rake db:create

- Creates all the databases specified in config/database.yml

## rake db:migrate

- Run existing migrations in db/migrate
- Generates the schema.rb file

## rake db:seed

- Runs db/seeds.rb

## rake db:drop

- Drop the current environment’s database

## rake db:drop:all

- Drop all databases listed in config/database.yml

## rake db:migrate:reset

- Drop tables, create tables, rerun all migrations.

## rake routes

- List all available routes, defined in config/routes.rb

## rails generate migration

- syntax: `rails g migration ModelName title:string`

## rails generate model

- syntax: `rails g model ModelName`

## rails console

- The rails version of pry.
- Useful for viewing data in db, and testing model methods

## rails new

- create a new rails application
- use `rails new AppName -d postgresql`

## rails server

- Starts the server (ctrl-c to stop)