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Usage
-----
-@todo Describe.
+Static handlers are pre-written REST handlers. They only need
+to be specified in the routing information with the proper options.
+
+The following example routing serves all files found in the
+`priv_dir/static/` directory of the application. It uses a
+mimetypes library to figure out the files' content types.
+
+``` erlang
+Dispatch = [
+ {'_', [
+ {['...'], cowboy_static, [
+ {directory, {priv_dir, static, []}},
+ {mimetypes, {fun mimetypes:path_to_mimes/2, default}}
+ ]}
+ ]}
+].
+```