# Ri duplicate entries

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ri-duplicate-entries/143651>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 21, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ri-duplicate-entries/143651 "2008-07-21T15:50:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![surge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@surge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/surge)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ri-duplicate-entries/143651/1 "2008-07-21T15:50:56Z")

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Hello,

Does anybody know why when I type, for example, ‘ri form\_for’ ri comes  
back with duplicate entries for form\_for?

Now, I noticed that I have rails as an Ubuntu package and a gem. Is  
the gem and the package the same thing?

Thanks for any ideas!