How do you redefine your search in the following instance? $ ri File#path More than one method matched your request. You can refine your search by asking for information on one of: File#path, FileUtils#mkpath, File#path $ ?? $ ruby -v ruby 1.8.2 (2004-07-29) [powerpc-darwin7.5.0] ######### File#path is not the only time this happens, for example String#unpack leads to the same situation. I am using ri in bash with the following alias: # ri alias alias ri='ri -T' ## I installed ruby from source using $./configure --enable-install-doc; make; sudo make install The only other ruby package I have installed is racc. -Charlie