# "Expand" should append to a query, not rewrite

**URL:** <https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/expand-should-append-to-a-query-not-rewrite/7937>\
**Category:** Ratel\
**Tags:** untagged, ratel\
**Created:** [September 17, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/expand-should-append-to-a-query-not-rewrite/7937 "2018-09-17T23:23:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![diggy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/diggy/32/3666_2.png) [@diggy](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/diggy)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/expand-should-append-to-a-query-not-rewrite/7937/1 "2018-09-17T23:23:31Z")

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**Moved from GitHub [ratel/26](https://github.com/dgraph-io/ratel/issues/26)**

_Posted by_ [paulftw](https://github.com/paulftw):

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**Author:** ![diggy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/diggy/32/3666_2.png) [@diggy](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/diggy)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/expand-should-append-to-a-query-not-rewrite/7937/2 "2018-09-18T01:25:15Z")

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[paulftw](https://github.com/paulftw) _commented_ :

Implemented in 700e2dc912cb580c8844d5555ec25c252096755d

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**Author:** ![diggy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/diggy/32/3666_2.png) [@diggy](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/diggy)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/expand-should-append-to-a-query-not-rewrite/7937/3 "2020-07-11T03:12:56Z")

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