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@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ 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