1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index f16e0a663c..d14a49a716 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -715,12 +715,16 @@ rb_ary_at(ary, pos)
 /*
  *  call-seq:
  *     array.first   ->   obj or nil
- *  
- *  Returns the first element of the array. If the array is empty,
- *  returns <code>nil</code>.
- *     
+ *     array.first(n) -> an_array
+ *
+ *  Returns the first element, or the first +n+ elements, of the array.
+ *  If the array is empty, the first form returns <code>nil</code>, and the
+ *  second form returns an empty array.
+ *
  *     a = [ "q", "r", "s", "t" ]
- *     a.first   #=> "q"
+ *     a.first    #=> "q"
+ *     a.first(1) #=> ["q"]
+ *     a.first(3) #=> ["q", "r", "s"]
  */
 
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