diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 402432c..16346bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 Stasis
 ======
 
-Static sites made powerful.
-
 Stasis is not your typical static site generator. Access your database. Pull data from an API. Render to any number of dynamic paths. Get crazy.
 
 Install
@@ -10,10 +8,8 @@ Install
 
     gem install stasis
 
-One-to-One Example
-------------------
-
-Example project:
+Example Project
+---------------
 
     project/
         index.html.haml
@@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ Before Filters
 In your controller:
 
     before 'index.html.haml' do
-      # any class variables set here will be available to your template
+      # class variables created here will be available to your template
       @something = true
     end
 
@@ -69,16 +65,16 @@ The `before` method can take any number of paths and/or regular expressions.
 Layouts
 -------
 
-Create a `layout.html.haml` file:
+Create a `layout.html.haml` template:
 
     %html
       %body= yield
 
-Set the default layout:
+In your controller, set the default layout:
 
     layout 'layout.html.haml'
 
-Set the layout for a particular file:
+Set the layout for a particular template:
 
     layout 'index.html.haml' => 'layout.html.haml'
 
@@ -86,7 +82,7 @@ Or use a regular expression:
 
     layout /.*.html.haml/ => 'layout.html.haml'
 
-Set the layout from a before filter if you like:
+Set the layout from a `before` filter if you like:
 
     before 'index.html.haml' do
       layout 'layout.html.haml'
@@ -95,9 +91,9 @@ Set the layout from a before filter if you like:
 Ignore
 ------
 
-Use the `ignore` method in your controller to ignore certain files.
+Use the `ignore` method in your controller to ignore certain paths.
 
-For example, to ignore files with an underscore at the beginning (partials):
+For example, to ignore paths with an underscore at the beginning (partials):
 
     ignore /_.*/
 
@@ -130,7 +126,7 @@ Render with a block for the template to `yield` to:
 Instead
 -------
 
-The `instead` method changes the output of the file being rendered:
+The `instead` method changes the output of the template being rendered:
 
     before 'index.html.haml' do
       instead render('subdirectory/index.html.haml')
@@ -139,7 +135,7 @@ The `instead` method changes the output of the file being rendered:
 Helpers
 -------
 
-The `helpers` method allows you to make methods available to `before` callbacks and templates:
+To make methods available to `before` callbacks and templates, add a `helpers` block to your controller:
 
     helpers do
       def say_hello
@@ -181,9 +177,9 @@ Stasis uses [Tilt](https://github.com/rtomayko/tilt) to support the following te
     CoffeeScript               .coffee           coffee-script (+node coffee)
     Slim                       .slim             slim (>= 0.7)
 
-Continuous Rendering
---------------------
+Automatic Regeneration
+----------------------
 
-To continuously render files as you change them, run:
+To continuously regenerate your project as you modify files, run:
 
-    stasis -c
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+    stasis -a
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diff --git a/bin/stasis b/bin/stasis
index 59572ed..3e26553 100755
--- a/bin/stasis
+++ b/bin/stasis
@@ -2,4 +2,23 @@
 
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../lib/stasis")
 
-Stasis.new(Dir.pwd).generate
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+Stasis::Gems.activate %w(slop)
+require 'slop'
+
+opts = Slop.parse :help => true do
+  on :a, :auto, 'Auto-regenerate'
+  on :o, :only, 'Only generate specific files (comma-separated)', :as => Array
+end
+
+args = []
+opts.parse { |arg| args << arg }
+
+dir = args.first || Dir.pwd
+
+if opts.auto?
+  Stasis::Auto.new(dir)
+elsif opts.only?
+  Stasis.new(dir).generate(:only => opts[:only])
+else
+  Stasis.new(dir).generate
+end
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diff --git a/config/gemsets.yml b/config/gemsets.yml
index 4ed5bcc..2026dc1 100644
--- a/config/gemsets.yml
+++ b/config/gemsets.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 stasis:
+  directory_watcher: ~>1.4.0
   rake: >=0.8.7
   rocco: ~>0.6
   rspec: ~>1.0
+  slop: ~>1.6.0
   tilt: ~>1.2
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diff --git a/config/gemspec.yml b/config/gemspec.yml
index fab5ea7..7350c24 100644
--- a/config/gemspec.yml
+++ b/config/gemspec.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ homepage: http://wintoni.us
 summary: Markup-agnostic static site generator
 description: A markup-agnostic static site generator.
 dependencies:
+  - directory_watcher
+  - slop
   - tilt
 development_dependencies:
   - rake
diff --git a/lib/stasis.rb b/lib/stasis.rb
index ae3fc1d..82e2915 100644
--- a/lib/stasis.rb
+++ b/lib/stasis.rb
@@ -31,16 +31,17 @@
 
 # Require all Stasis library files.
 
+require 'stasis/auto'
 require 'stasis/plugin'
 
 require 'stasis/scope'
 require 'stasis/scope/action'
 require 'stasis/scope/controller'
 
-require 'stasis/plugins/after'
 require 'stasis/plugins/before'
 require 'stasis/plugins/helpers'
 require 'stasis/plugins/ignore'
+require 'stasis/plugins/instead'
 require 'stasis/plugins/layout'
 require 'stasis/plugins/priority'
 require 'stasis/plugins/render'
diff --git a/lib/stasis/auto.rb b/lib/stasis/auto.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a45e72f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/stasis/auto.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+Stasis::Gems.activate %w(directory_watcher)
+require 'directory_watcher'
+
+class Stasis
+  class Auto
+
+    def initialize(dir)
+      trap("INT") { exit }
+
+      puts "\nAuto-regenerating enabled: #{dir}"
+
+      @stasis = Stasis.new(dir)
+      generate
+
+      dw = DirectoryWatcher.new(@stasis.root)
+      dw.interval = 1
+
+      Dir.chdir(@stasis.root) do
+        within_public = @stasis.destination[0..@stasis.root.length-1] == @stasis.root
+        rel_public = @stasis.destination[@stasis.root.length+1..-1] rescue nil
+        dw.glob = Dir["*"].inject(["*"]) do |array, path|
+          if File.directory?(path) && (!within_public || path != rel_public)
+            array << "#{path}/**/*"
+          end
+          array
+        end
+      end
+
+      dw.add_observer do |*events|
+        modified = events.detect { |e| e[:type] == :modified }
+        generate if modified
+      end
+
+      dw.start
+      loop { sleep 1000 }
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def generate
+      puts "\n[#{Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")}] Auto-regenerating project..."
+      begin
+        @stasis.generate
+      rescue Exception => e
+        puts "\n[#{Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")}] Error: #{e.message}`"
+        puts "\t#{e.backtrace.join("\n\t")}"
+      else
+        puts "\n[#{Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")}] Complete"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/stasis/plugins/before.rb b/lib/stasis/plugins/before.rb
index a6c363b..1a20bb3 100644
--- a/lib/stasis/plugins/before.rb
+++ b/lib/stasis/plugins/before.rb
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ def initialize
 
     # This method is bound to all controllers. Stores a block in the `@blocks` `Hash`,
     # where the key is a path and the value is an `Array` of blocks.
-    def before(controller, path=nil, &block)
+    def before(controller, *paths, &block)
+      paths = [ nil ] if paths.empty?
       if block
-        path = controller._resolve(path, true)
-        @blocks[path] ||= []
-        @blocks[path] << block
+        paths.each do |path|
+          path = controller._resolve(path, true)
+          @blocks[path] ||= []
+          @blocks[path] << block
+        end
       else
         @blocks[path] || []
       end
@@ -38,22 +41,11 @@ def before_render(controller, action, path)
       if @blocks && matches = _match_key?(@blocks, path)
         action._[:path] = path
         matches.flatten.each do |block|
-          capture_render(action) do
-            action.instance_eval(&block)
-          end
+          action.instance_eval(&block)
         end
         action._[:path] = nil
       end
       [ controller, action, path ]
     end
-
-    # Lets the `action` know that we want to capture any render that occurs within the
-    # `block`.
-    def capture_render(action, &block)
-      old = action._[:capture_render]
-      action._[:capture_render] = true
-      yield
-      action._[:capture_render] = old
-    end
   end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/stasis/plugins/instead.rb b/lib/stasis/plugins/instead.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58f023f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/stasis/plugins/instead.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class Stasis
+  class Instead < Plugin
+
+    action_method :instead
+
+    # This method is bound to all actions.
+    def instead(action, string)
+      action._[:render] = string
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/stasis/plugins/render.rb b/lib/stasis/plugins/render.rb
index 752cfc8..15d11b9 100644
--- a/lib/stasis/plugins/render.rb
+++ b/lib/stasis/plugins/render.rb
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ def render(action, path_or_options={}, options={}, &block)
           output
         end
       
-      if action._[:capture_render]
-        action._[:render] = output
-      end
-      
       output
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/project/controller.rb b/spec/fixtures/project/controller.rb
index 58f1b34..03f824e 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/project/controller.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/project/controller.rb
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@
 end
 
 before 'before_render_text.html.haml' do
-  render :text => 'root'
+  instead render(:text => 'root')
 end
 
 before 'before_render_partial.html.haml' do
-  render :path => '_partial.html.haml'
+  instead render(:path => '_partial.html.haml')
 end
 
 before 'before_non_existent.html' do
-  render :path => '_partial.html.haml'
+  instead render(:path => '_partial.html.haml')
 end
 
 # Helpers
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/project/subdirectory/controller.rb b/spec/fixtures/project/subdirectory/controller.rb
index fbcea5e..a5aca27 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/project/subdirectory/controller.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/project/subdirectory/controller.rb
@@ -24,15 +24,11 @@
 end
 
 before 'before_render_text.html.haml' do
-  render :text => 'subdirectory'
+  instead render(:text => 'subdirectory')
 end
 
-before 'before_render_partial.html.haml' do
-  render :path => '_partial.html.haml'
-end
-
-before 'before_non_existent.html' do
-  render :path => '_partial.html.haml'
+before 'before_render_partial.html.haml', 'before_non_existent.html' do
+  instead render(:path => '_partial.html.haml')
 end
 
 # Helpers
@@ -49,8 +45,10 @@ def helper
 
 # Layout
 
-layout 'layout_controller.html.haml' => 'layout.html.haml'
-layout 'layout_controller_from_root.html.haml' => '/layout.html.haml'
+layout(
+  'layout_controller.html.haml' => 'layout.html.haml',
+  'layout_controller_from_root.html.haml' => '/layout.html.haml'
+)
 
 before 'layout_action.html.haml' do
   layout 'layout.html.haml'
@@ -62,5 +60,7 @@ def helper
 
 # Priority
 
-priority '/before_render_partial.html.haml' => 1
-priority 'index.html.haml' => -1
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+priority(
+  '/before_render_partial.html.haml' => 1,
+  'index.html.haml' => -1
+)
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