# Rails console -- how to start it

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-console-how-to-start-it/58533>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 22, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-console-how-to-start-it/58533 "2006-04-22T19:55:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a3d4f5/32.png) [@kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kublai)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-console-how-to-start-it/58533/1 "2006-04-22T19:55:28Z")

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hello,  
I try to run the console facility in Rails, but it does not give me the  
result I expected (which is to start irb).

rails script/console -s

The output:

```
 exists
 create app/controller

```

File exists - console

How does one run it? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a3d4f5/32.png) [@kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kublai)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-console-how-to-start-it/58533/2 "2006-04-22T20:03:50Z")

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I think you want

ruby script/console -s

rkc

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**Author:** ![kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a3d4f5/32.png) [@kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kublai)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-console-how-to-start-it/58533/3 "2006-04-22T20:15:52Z")

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Rick Crain wrote:

> I think you want
> 
> ruby script/console -s
> 
> rkc

ah, this is a glorious day! thanks.