# New db:seed feature... any howto out there already?

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 7, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-db-seed-feature-any-howto-out-there-already/175088 "2009-09-07T19:43:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![cojones](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@cojones](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cojones)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-db-seed-feature-any-howto-out-there-already/175088/1 "2009-09-07T19:43:00Z")

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Hello,

I just found out that 2.3.4 includes a db:seed feature to load seed data  
into the application. Couldn’t find anything that explains how to use  
it. Does anyone know a howto or something like that?

Thanks,  
Heinz

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**Author:** ![cojones](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@cojones](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cojones)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-db-seed-feature-any-howto-out-there-already/175088/2 "2009-09-07T20:08:13Z")

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Hi Heinz,

On Mon, 2009-09-07 at 19:43 +0200, Heinz S. wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I just found out that 2.3.4 includes a db:seed feature to load seed data  
> into the application. Couldn’t find anything that explains how to use  
> it. Does anyone know a howto or something like that?

This should help. Looks pretty straight-forward. See ryanb’s comment  
on 5/11 and Knack’s on 5/12

> <https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4932f7b38f72104819022abca0c952ba6f9888cb>

HTH,  
Bill