premake · mercury233 · Apr 27, 2026 · Apr 28, 2026 · Apr 28, 2026 · Apr 28, 2026
diff --git a/src/host/os_writefile_ifnotequal.c b/src/host/os_writefile_ifnotequal.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int os_writefile_ifnotequal(lua_State* L)
 
 		if (!error)
 		{
-			lua_pushinteger(L, error ? -1 : 0);
+			lua_pushinteger(L, 1);
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/website/docs/os/os.writefile_ifnotequal.md b/website/docs/os/os.writefile_ifnotequal.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ok, err = os.writefile_ifnotequal("text", "filename")
 
 ### Return Value ###
 
-True if successful, otherwise nil and an error message.
+`1` if successful, `0` if the string is identical to the current file contents, otherwise `-1` and an error message.
-`1` if successful, `0` if the string is identical to the current file contents, otherwise `-1` and an error message.
+The first return value:
+
+| Value | Explanation                                          |
+|-------|------------------------------------------------------|
+| 1     | The string was written to the file                   |
+| 0     | The string is identical to the current file contents |
+| -1    | An error occurred                                    |
+
+The second return value is an error message if the first return value is -1, otherwise nil.
-`1` if successful, `0` if the string is identical to the current file contents, otherwise `-1` and an error message.
+The first return value:
+
+| Value | Explanation                                          |
+|-------|------------------------------------------------------|
+| 1     | The string was written to the file                   |
+| 0     | The string is identical to the current file contents |
+| -1    | An error occurred                                    |
+
+The second return value is an error message if the first return value is -1, otherwise nil.
 
 
 ### Availability ###