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authorJun FURUSE / 古瀬 淳 <jun.furuse@gmail.com>2004-06-18 05:04:14 +0000
committerJun FURUSE / 古瀬 淳 <jun.furuse@gmail.com>2004-06-18 05:04:14 +0000
commit5e1bf20850aaa9b1ceb86a971848609ee9e84c47 (patch)
treef3a6e5b5c38263fe527e6275ff95425f12637226 /stdlib/sys.mli
parent8ec769214e067da9ee8b33d05f4ef275e9269dd5 (diff)
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diff --git a/stdlib/sys.mli b/stdlib/sys.mli
index 28cb6de0e3..9c829b1660 100644
--- a/stdlib/sys.mli
+++ b/stdlib/sys.mli
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ external remove : string -> unit = "caml_sys_remove"
external rename : string -> string -> unit = "caml_sys_rename"
(** Rename a file. The first argument is the old name and the
- second is the new name. *)
+ second is the new name. If there is already another file
+ under the new name, [rename] may replace it, or raise an
+ exception, depending on your operating system. *)
external getenv : string -> string = "caml_sys_getenv"
(** Return the value associated to a variable in the process
@@ -98,9 +100,11 @@ type signal_behavior =
external signal :
int -> signal_behavior -> signal_behavior = "caml_install_signal_handler"
-(** Set the behavior of the system on receipt of a given signal.
- The first argument is the signal number. Return the behavior
- previously associated with the signal. *)
+(** Set the behavior of the system on receipt of a given signal. The
+ first argument is the signal number. Return the behavior
+ previously associated with the signal. If the signal number is
+ invalid (or not available on your system), an [Invalid_argument]
+ exception is raised. *)
val set_signal : int -> signal_behavior -> unit
(** Same as {!Sys.signal} but return value is ignored. *)