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//create a Backbone Router
var myRouter = new Backbone.Router();

//create a help route using route method, route(route, name, callback-function)
myRouter.route('help','help',function(){
    console.log('The url hash just change to /#help');
});

//change url hash to "#help", but Backbone does nothing
window.location.hash = 'help';

//tell Backbone to start listening for changes in the URL
Backbone.history.start();

//change url hash to "#help", now routes work!
window.location.hash = 'help';