# How to remove scaffold - model's, controller's and views

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-remove-scaffold-models-controllers-and-views/126009>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 14, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-remove-scaffold-models-controllers-and-views/126009 "2008-01-14T17:16:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimmypalmer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jimmypalmer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimmypalmer)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-remove-scaffold-models-controllers-and-views/126009/1 "2008-01-14T17:16:42Z")

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Is there a script to run that removes all the files that would be  
created by the generate command - “script/generate scaffold widget  
name:string description:text”

thanks

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**Author:** ![jimmypalmer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jimmypalmer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimmypalmer)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-remove-scaffold-models-controllers-and-views/126009/2 "2008-01-14T17:34:01Z")

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Instead of “script/generate” you can just use “script/destroy”:

“script/destroy scaffold widget”

On 14 Jan., 17:16, Jimmy P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)