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# rails destroy

> Destroy Rails resources.
> More information: <https://guides.rubyonrails.org/command_line.html#bin-rails-destroy>.

- List all available generators to destroy:

`rails destroy`

- Destroy a model named Post:

`rails destroy model {{Post}}`

- Destroy a controller named Posts:

`rails destroy controller {{Posts}}`

- Destroy a migration that creates Posts:

`rails destroy migration {{CreatePosts}}`

- Destroy a scaffold for a model named Post:

`rails destroy scaffold {{Post}}`