# What does this route mean?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-does-this-route-mean/191784>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 18, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-does-this-route-mean/191784 "2010-07-18T17:13:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-does-this-route-mean/191784/1 "2010-07-18T17:13:22Z")

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In this tutorial: [http://asciicasts.com/episodes/160-authlogic](http://asciicasts.com/episodes/160-authlogic)

It mentions the following to add to the “routes.rb” file.

map.resources :users

What does this line of script mean? And, how does it differ from  
map.connect?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-does-this-route-mean/191784/2 "2010-07-18T17:48:48Z")

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On 18 July 2010 16:13, Abder-Rahman A. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> In this tutorial: [http://asciicasts.com/episodes/160-authlogic](http://asciicasts.com/episodes/160-authlogic)
> 
> It mentions the following to add to the “routes.rb” file.
> 
> map.resources :users
> 
> What does this line of script mean? And, how does it differ from  
> map.connect?

In answer to one of your other questions I pointed you to one of the  
Rails Guides and suggested you worked through all the others also. It  
appears that you did not work through the others as you appear not to  
have looked at the one on Rails Routing. Please go and work through  
all of the guides, including trying the examples in them, and  
experimenting to make sure you understand them. This will save you  
and us a lot of time.

You might also like to work through the tutorial at  
[http://railstutorial.org/](http://railstutorial.org/) which I think is very good.

Colin

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**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-does-this-route-mean/191784/3 "2010-07-18T18:04:14Z")

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Thanks Colin, will check them out.