Q:

How do I reload my database in the Rails console?

I understand that I can reload the data model by typing this
> reload!

But I am wondering if there is a similar way to reload the data itself.
Thanks!

A:

I'm not sure where else you would reload it from.. fixtures, maybe? Sometimes you need to force the object to update itself, eg.
@model_instance = MyModel.first
@model_instance.reload #=> forces the object to reflect the most recent info from the db

