# Map.routes.rb pls help

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-routes-rb-pls-help/149515>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 25, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-routes-rb-pls-help/149515 "2008-09-25T17:39:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![lostwarrior](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@lostwarrior](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lostwarrior)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-routes-rb-pls-help/149515/1 "2008-09-25T17:39:51Z")

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hi i am having a search option in my application.after the search url is  
going as /search?query=linux.

I want to achieve it as /search/linux using routes.rb

i am giving it as  
map.search ‘search/\*query\_text’,:controller =\> “home”,:action =\>  
“search”

but it is coming as search?query=linux

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**Author:** ![lostwarrior](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@lostwarrior](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lostwarrior)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-routes-rb-pls-help/149515/2 "2008-09-25T19:54:48Z")

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That should be because you haven’t modified the name property of you  
text  
field.

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Lost W. \<  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote:

> ## but it is coming as search?query=linux
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