# Using the 'amatch' gem with 'find'

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-the-amatch-gem-with-find/179960>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 8, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-the-amatch-gem-with-find/179960 "2009-12-08T20:23:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![jmaenpaa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jmaenpaa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jmaenpaa)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-the-amatch-gem-with-find/179960/1 "2009-12-08T20:23:53Z")

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Hello all,  
Has anyone used the gem ‘amatch’ for a search or with the ‘find’ method.  
I need to search or find a project title using a similar search string.  
I know that ‘amatch’ returns a number and not a related string.

Thank you for any help.

JohnM