diff --git a/ext/pathname/pathname.c b/ext/pathname/pathname.c
index 10d055f..4b44f20 100644
--- a/ext/pathname/pathname.c
+++ b/ext/pathname/pathname.c
@@ -15,18 +15,30 @@ get_strpath(VALUE obj)
 }
 
 /*
- *  Provides a case-sensitive comparison operator for pathnames.
+ * call-seq:
+ *   self <=> other -> -1, 0, 1, or nil
  *
- *	Pathname.new('/usr') <=> Pathname.new('/usr/bin')
- *	    #=> -1
- *	Pathname.new('/usr/bin') <=> Pathname.new('/usr/bin')
- *	    #=> 0
- *	Pathname.new('/usr/bin') <=> Pathname.new('/USR/BIN')
- *	    #=> 1
+ * Compares +self.to_s+ and +other.to_s+,
+ * evaluating their string contents, not their string lengths;
+ * see String#<=>.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *
+ * - +-1+, if +self+ is smaller.
+ * - +0+, if the two are equal.
+ * - +1+, if +self+ is larger.
+ * - +nil+, if +other+ is not a pathname.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ *
+ *   Pathname('a')  <=> Pathname('b')  # => -1
+ *   Pathname('a')  <=> Pathname('ab') # => -1
+ *   Pathname('a')  <=> Pathname('a')  # => 0
+ *   Pathname('b')  <=> Pathname('a')  # => 1
+ *   Pathname('ab') <=> Pathname('a')  # => 1
+ *   Pathname('a')  <=> Pathname('A')  # => 1
+ *   Pathname('a')  <=> :a             # => nil
  *
- *  It will return +-1+, +0+ or +1+ depending on the value of the left argument
- *  relative to the right argument. Or it will return +nil+ if the arguments
- *  are not comparable.
  */
 static VALUE
 path_cmp(VALUE self, VALUE other)
diff --git a/lib/pathname_builtin.rb b/lib/pathname_builtin.rb
index 878603d..ba36d42 100644
--- a/lib/pathname_builtin.rb
+++ b/lib/pathname_builtin.rb
@@ -239,7 +239,30 @@ def ==(other)
   alias eql? ==
 
   unless method_defined?(:<=>, false)
-    # Provides for comparing pathnames, case-sensitively.
+    # call-seq:
+    #   self <=> other -> -1, 0, 1, or nil
+    #
+    # Compares +self.to_s+ and +other.to_s+,
+    # evaluating their string contents, not their string lengths;
+    # see String#<=>.
+    #
+    # Returns:
+    #
+    # - +-1+, if +self+ is smaller.
+    # - +0+, if the two are equal.
+    # - +1+, if +self+ is larger.
+    # - +nil+, if +other+ is not a pathname.
+    #
+    # Examples:
+    #
+    #   Pathname('a')  <=> Pathname('b')  # => -1
+    #   Pathname('a')  <=> Pathname('ab') # => -1
+    #   Pathname('a')  <=> Pathname('a')  # => 0
+    #   Pathname('b')  <=> Pathname('a')  # => 1
+    #   Pathname('ab') <=> Pathname('a')  # => 1
+    #   Pathname('a')  <=> Pathname('A')  # => 1
+    #   Pathname('a')  <=> :a             # => nil
+    #
     def <=>(other)
       return nil unless Pathname === other
       @path.tr('/', "\0") <=> other.path.tr('/', "\0")