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@@ -557,6 +557,18 @@ match '*a/foo/*b' => 'test#index'
would match +zoo/woo/foo/bar/baz+ with +params[:a]+ equals +"zoo/woo"+, and +params[:b]+ equals +"bar/baz"+.
+NOTE: Starting from Rails 3.1, wildcard route will always matching the optional format segment by default. For example if you have this route:
+
+<ruby>
+map '*pages' => 'pages#show'
+</ruby>
+
+NOTE: By requesting +"/foo/bar.json"+, your +params[:pages]+ will be equals to +"foo/bar"+ with the request format of JSON. If you want the old 3.0.x behavior back, you could supply +:format => false+ like this:
+
+<ruby>
+map '*pages' => 'pages#show', :format => false
+</ruby>
+
h4. Redirection
You can redirect any path to another path using the +redirect+ helper in your router: