READLINK(3) 1 READLINK(3)
readlink - Returns the target of a symbolic link
SYNOPSIS
string readlink (string $path)
DESCRIPTION
readlink(3) does the same as the readlink C function.
PARAMETERS
o $path
- The symbolic link path.
CHANGELOG
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
|Version | |
| | |
| | Description |
| | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 5.3.0 | |
| | |
| | This function is now available on Windows plat- |
| | forms (Vista, Server 2008 or greater). |
| | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
RETURN VALUES
Returns the contents of the symbolic link path or FALSE on error.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
readlink(3) example
<?php
// output e.g. /boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-xfs
echo readlink('/vmlinuz');
?>
SEE ALSO
is_link(3), symlink(3), linkinfo(3).
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