What is the difference between _url and _path while using the routes in rails

Question

When we define routes in routes.rb using the name like map.some_link.We can use the link in two ways- some_link_url, some_link_p

Answer 1

_url will give the entire path. As it contains the domain name and protocol, you can use it for eg. to send email or redirecting to another domain, etc.

_path will return the path which is after '/' without domain,protocol etc. So you can use it every now and then(I guess), where you don't require details of domain.