From 1ca4990a1028c1c3531819fa50b7f3c07eb32aca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Noble & Ralph Shnelvar Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:28:57 -0600 Subject: Extend description of rails generate scaffold and what it's options accomplish --- railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'railties/guides/source') diff --git a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile index 41af90e720..a44222a441 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile @@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ command in your terminal: $ rails generate scaffold Post name:string title:string content:text +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 -- cgit v1.2.3