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diff --git a/docs/faq.txt b/docs/faq.txt index 03cf05ef2f..5c522cbb06 100644 --- a/docs/faq.txt +++ b/docs/faq.txt @@ -405,17 +405,12 @@ Using a ``FileField`` or an ``ImageField`` in a model takes a few steps: If I make changes to a model, how do I update the database? ----------------------------------------------------------- -If you don't mind clearing data, just pipe the output of the appropriate -``manage.py sqlreset`` command into your database's command-line utility. -For example:: +If you don't mind clearing data, your project's ``manage.py`` utility has an +option to reset the SQL for a particular application:: - manage.py sqlreset appname | manage.py dbshell + manage.py reset appname -``manage.py sqlreset`` outputs SQL that clears the app's database -table(s) and creates new ones. The above command uses a Unix pipe to send the -SQL directly to the database command-line utility, which accepts SQL as -input (``manage.py dbshell`` will launch the appropriate tool for the database -configured in ``settings.py``). +This drops any tables associated with ``appname`` and recreates them. If you do care about deleting data, you'll have to execute the ``ALTER TABLE`` statements manually in your database. That's the way we've always done it, |