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diff --git a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile index 6c8aa668b2..3cca383616 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile @@ -536,21 +536,8 @@ command in your terminal: $ rails generate scaffold Post name:string title:string content:text </shell> -This will create a new database table called posts (plural of Post). The table -will have three columns, name (type string), title (type string) and content -(type text). It will also hook this new database up to Rails (details below). - -NOTE. While scaffolding will get you up and running quickly, the code it -generates is unlikely to be a perfect fit for your application. You'll most -probably want to customize the generated code. Many experienced Rails developers -avoid scaffolding entirely, preferring to write all or most of their source code -from scratch. Rails, however, makes it really simple to customize templates for -generated models, controllers, views and other source files. You'll find more -information in the "Creating and Customizing Rails Generators & -Templates":generators.html guide. - -The scaffold generator will build 17 files in your application, along with some -folders, and edit one more. Here's a quick overview of what it creates: +The scaffold generator will build several files in your application, along with some +folders, and edit <tt>config/routes.rb</tt>. Here's a quick overview of what it creates: |_.File |_.Purpose| |db/migrate/20100207214725_create_posts.rb |Migration to create the posts table in your database (your name will include a different timestamp)| @@ -571,6 +558,15 @@ folders, and edit one more. Here's a quick overview of what it creates: |test/unit/helpers/posts_helper_test.rb |Unit testing harness for the posts helper| |config/routes.rb |Edited to include routing information for posts| +NOTE. While scaffolding will get you up and running quickly, the code it +generates is unlikely to be a perfect fit for your application. You'll most +probably want to customize the generated code. Many experienced Rails developers +avoid scaffolding entirely, preferring to write all or most of their source code +from scratch. Rails, however, makes it really simple to customize templates for +generated models, controllers, views and other source files. You'll find more +information in the "Creating and Customizing Rails Generators & +Templates":generators.html guide. + h4. Running a Migration One of the products of the +rails generate scaffold+ command is a _database |