How can I start the rails console and use the testing database exclusively?

Question

I'd like to start the rails console and create database entries in a database that isn't the default database, such as the testing database. I'd appreciate any help.

Accepted Answer

To start console in `test` environment:

```
ruby script/console test 
ruby script/console production 
```

To run rake tasks in `test` environment:

```
rake db:create RAILS_ENV=test 
rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=test 
```

In Rails 3 and 4 you can use:

```
rails console test
rails c test
```

In Rails 5 you can use:

```
rails console -e test
rails c -e test
```

How can I start the rails console and use the testing database exclusively?

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