# Where does merb store the files for a new app?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-does-merb-store-the-files-for-a-new-app/151129>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 17, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-does-merb-store-the-files-for-a-new-app/151129 "2008-10-17T07:34:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![toltec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@toltec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/toltec)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-does-merb-store-the-files-for-a-new-app/151129/1 "2008-10-17T07:34:19Z")

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I intended to follow this tutorial:  
[http://depixelate.com/2007/5/31/taking-merb-for-a-spin](http://depixelate.com/2007/5/31/taking-merb-for-a-spin) – but then I  
created the app with $ merb -g invoice\_tracker, and now its folder  
structure is nowhere to be found.

I was at ~ and I figure it should be there, but it isn’t. I looked all  
over /usr and other folders I could think of and nothing. Spotlight also  
can’t seem to find it. I give up.

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![toltec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@toltec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/toltec)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 8:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-does-merb-store-the-files-for-a-new-app/151129/2 "2008-10-17T08:15:05Z")

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On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:33 PM, Ralph W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

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> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).

Hey Ralph,

That is a way old tutorial right there. To generate an application  
under  
the new merb rc1 you use

merb-gen app my\_app

This will generate the my\_app directory structure with all the right  
things  
in it. including datamapper. Don’t forget to auto\_migrate your  
database to  
get going with

rake db:automigrate

Cheers

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**Author:** ![toltec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@toltec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/toltec)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-does-merb-store-the-files-for-a-new-app/151129/3 "2008-10-17T12:25:50Z")

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> Hey Ralph,
> 
> That is a way old tutorial right there.

You’re right. Couldn’t follow through it. Actually, I couldn’t follow  
through any tutorial I’ve found online so far. Always got stuck in some  
seemingly irrelevant detail like that. Looks like they’re all outdated.

Your help was spot-on, though. Thanks.