diff --git a/railties/guides/source/asset_pipeline.textile b/railties/guides/source/asset_pipeline.textile index a795b88ef55e8..fdfac8a9d96f3 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/asset_pipeline.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/asset_pipeline.textile @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ For example, in the default Rails application there's a +app/assets/javascripts/ //= require_tree . -In JS files, directives begin with +//=+. In this case, the file is using the +require+ directive twice and the +require_tree+ directive once. The +require+ directive tells Sprockets that we would like to require a file called +jquery.js+ that is available somewhere in the search path for Sprockets. By default, this is located inside the +vendor/assets/javascripts+ directory contained within the +jquery_rails+ gem. An identical event takes place for the +jquery_ujs+ require specified here also. +In JS files, directives begin with +//=+. In this case, the file is using the +require+ directive twice and the +require_tree+ directive once. The +require+ directive tells Sprockets that we would like to require a file called +jquery.js+ that is available somewhere in the search path for Sprockets. By default, this is located inside the +vendor/assets/javascripts+ directory contained within the +jquery-rails+ gem. An identical event takes place for the +jquery_ujs+ require specified here also. The +require_tree .+ directive tells Sprockets to include _all_ JavaScript files in this directory into the output. A path relative to the file can be specified if only certain files are required to be loaded.