## 5.1 Quick Start Guide

A domain class can be created with the create-domain-class command:

    grails create-domain-class Person

This will create a class at the location `grails-app/domain/Person.groovy` such as the one below:

    class Person {
    }

> If you have the `dbCreate` property set to "update", "create" or "create-drop" on your DataSource, Grails will automatically generated/modify the database tables for you.

You can customize the class by adding properties:

    class Person {
    	String name
    	Integer age
    	Date lastVisit
    }

Once you have a domain class try and manipulate it via the shell or console by typing:

    grails console

This loads an interactive GUI where you can type Groovy commands.