Your Rails sandbox console
Just found out about a great feature in Rails that seems to be around since Rails 2. Start a console with the --sandbox (or -s) parameter:
rails console --sandbox
All changes you make to the database will be rolled back on exit.
Warning
Changes beyond the database (deleting files, sending emails, etc) cannot be rolled back!
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