From e6e6f4ef8675ea001801362b42cdabb13801da67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Bigg <radarlistener@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 06:52:50 +1000
Subject: Briefly explain static file routing in the getting started guide

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 guides/source/getting_started.textile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'guides/source/getting_started.textile')

diff --git a/guides/source/getting_started.textile b/guides/source/getting_started.textile
index 1e9bd1f144..bdd385918f 100644
--- a/guides/source/getting_started.textile
+++ b/guides/source/getting_started.textile
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Now that we have made the controller and view, we need to tell Rails when we wan
 
 To fix this, delete the +index.html+ file located inside the +public+ directory of the application.
 
-You need to do this because Rails will serve any static file in the +public+ directory that matches a route in preference to any dynamic content you generate from the controllers.
+You need to do this because Rails will serve any static file in the +public+ directory that matches a route in preference to any dynamic content you generate from the controllers. The +index.html+ file is special: it will be served if a request comes in at the root route, e.g. http://localhost:3000. If another request such as http://localhost:3000/welcome happened, a static file at <filename>public/welcome.html</filename> would be served first, but only if it existed.
 
 Next, you have to tell Rails where your actual home page is located.
 
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