giljr/better_reset_db.md

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Is running rails db:drop db:create db:migrate the correct approach?

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Command	Action	When to Use
`rails db:reset`	Rebuild DB using schema.rb	Faster, recommended for development
`rails db:setup`	Create DB, load schema, seed	When setting up a new project
`rails db:drop db:create db:migrate`	Rebuild DB running migrations	When testing migrations

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