diff --git a/file.c b/file.c index b0e4888f7e..ee2e87cfbc 100644 --- a/file.c +++ b/file.c @@ -2883,6 +2883,12 @@ unlink_internal(const char *path, VALUE pathv, void *arg) * * Deletes the named files, returning the number of names * passed as arguments. Raises an exception on any error. + * Since the underlying implementation relies on the + * unlink(2) system call, the type of + * exception raised depends on its error type (see + * https://linux.die.net/man/2/unlink) and has the form of + * e.g. Errno::ENOENT. + * * See also Dir::rmdir. */