1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
index 381995b1b6..6342504f83 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -640,6 +640,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
         super(table_name, options.reverse_merge(:options => "ENGINE=InnoDB"))
       end
 
+      # Renames a table.
+      #
+      # Example:
+      #   rename_table('octopuses', 'octopi')
       def rename_table(table_name, new_name)
         execute "RENAME TABLE #{quote_table_name(table_name)} TO #{quote_table_name(new_name)}"
       end