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+.. _static_directive:
+
+``static``
+----------
+
+Use of the ``static`` ZCML directive or allows you to serve static
+resources (such as JavaScript and CSS files) within a
+:mod:`repoze.bfg` application. This mechanism makes static files
+available at a name relative to the application root URL.
+
+Attributes
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``name``
+
+  The (application-root-relative) URL prefix of the static directory.
+  For example, to serve static files from ``/static`` in most
+  applications, you would provide a ``name`` of ``static``.
+
+``path``
+
+  A path to a directory on disk where the static files live.  This
+  path may either be 1) absolute (e.g. ``/foo/bar/baz``) 2)
+  Python-package-relative (e.g. (``packagename:foo/bar/baz``) or 3)
+  relative to the package directory in which the ZCML file which
+  contains the directive (e.g. ``foo/bar/baz``).
+
+``cache_max_age``
+
+  The number of seconds that the static resource can be cached, as
+  represented in the returned response's ``Expires`` and/or
+  ``Cache-Control`` headers, when any static file is served from this
+  directive.  This defaults to 3600 (5 minutes).  Optional.
+
+Examples
+~~~~~~~~
+
+.. topic:: Serving Static Files from an Absolute Path
+
+   .. code-block:: xml
+      :linenos:
+
+      <static
+         name="static"
+         path="/var/www/static"
+         />
+
+.. topic:: Serving Static Files from a Package-Relative Path
+
+   .. code-block:: xml
+      :linenos:
+
+      <static
+         name="static"
+         path="some_package:a/b/c/static"
+         />
+
+.. topic:: Serving Static Files from a Current-Package-Relative Path
+
+   .. code-block:: xml
+      :linenos:
+
+      <static
+         name="static"
+         path="static_files"
+         />
+
+Alternatives
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+:meth:`repoze.bfg.configuration.configurator.add_static_view` can also
+be used to add a static view.
+
+See Also
+~~~~~~~~
+
+See also :ref:`static_resources_section` and
+:ref:`generating_static_resource_urls`.