better description for static file handling in the tutorial

mojolicious · Apr 7, 2013 · 70080e1 · 70080e1
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-3.94  2013-04-06
+3.94  2013-04-07
   - Removed deprecated start method from Mojolicious::Commands.
+  - Improved documentation.
 
 3.93  2013-04-05
   - Deprecated Mojo::IOLoop::Delay::end in favor of generated callbacks.

diff --git a/lib/Mojolicious/Lite.pm b/lib/Mojolicious/Lite.pm
@@ -852,17 +852,27 @@ directory.
 
 =head2 Static files
 
-Static files will be automatically served from the C<DATA> section (even
-Base64 encoded) or a C<public> directory if it exists.
+Similar to templates, but with only a single file extension and optional
+Base64 encoding, static files can be inlined in the C<DATA> section and are
+served automatically.
+
+  use Mojolicious::Lite;
+
+  app->start;
+  __DATA__
 
   @@ something.js
   alert('hello!');
 
   @@ test.txt (base64)
   dGVzdCAxMjMKbGFsYWxh
 
+External static files will be served automatically from a C<public> directory
+if it exists and are not limited to a single file extension.
+
   $ mkdir public
   $ mv something.js public/something.js
+  $ mv mojolicious.tar.gz public/mojolicious.tar.gz
 
 =head2 Testing