#!/usr/local/bin/ruby if ARGV[0] ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = ARGV[0] puts "Loading environment..." exec "irb -r config/environment.rb -r irb/completion --noinspect" else puts <<-HELP NAME console - interact with the domain model through a environment console (on IRB) SYNOPSIS console [environment] DESCRIPTION Starts an environment console using IRB that lets you manipulate and interrogate the domain model or even trigger controller actions. The database connection and configuration available to the web application is already setup. Tab completion is available to see classes and methods on individual objects. EXAMPLE console production This will initialize the production environment (as setup in config/database.yml and config/environments/production.rb). You would now be ready to start requiring models using require_dependency. HELP end