Index: sdk/lib/io/file.dart |
diff --git a/sdk/lib/io/file.dart b/sdk/lib/io/file.dart |
index 1bfcb6cc42022f203a06db3c71036ef5a321d106..d484cf382d7c684c3f498a42519df645b52ae542 100644 |
--- a/sdk/lib/io/file.dart |
+++ b/sdk/lib/io/file.dart |
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ class FileMode { |
/** |
* [File] objects are references to files. |
* |
+ * If [path] is a symbolic link, rather than a file, then |
+ * the methods of [File] operate on the ultimate target of the |
+ * link, except for File.delete and File.deleteSync, which operate on |
+ * the link. |
+ * |
* To operate on the underlying file data there are two options: |
* |
* * Use streaming: read the contents of the file from the [Stream] |