# Symlink and map.root config

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/symlink-and-map-root-config/166491>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 26, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/symlink-and-map-root-config/166491 "2009-04-26T05:27:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![oily](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/e56c9b/32.png) [@oily](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oily)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/symlink-and-map-root-config/166491/1 "2009-04-26T05:27:59Z")

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Hi.  
If you have map.root :controller =\> “home”,:action=\>‘just\_arrived’, how  
do you set a symlink? I can link like railsapp/home/just\_arrived.rhtml  
but if you do that then map.root configuration is wasted.