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SPLFILEINFO.GETREALPATH(3)						 1						SPLFILEINFO.GETREALPATH(3)

SplFileInfo::getRealPath - Gets absolute path to file

SYNOPSIS
       public string SplFileInfo::getRealPath (void  )

DESCRIPTION
	This method expands all symbolic links, resolves relative references and returns the real path to the file.

PARAMETERS
       This function has no parameters.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the path to the file.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      SplFileInfo.getRealPath(3) example

	      <?php
	      $info = new SplFileInfo('/..//./../../'.__FILE__);
	      var_dump($info->getRealPath());

	      $info = new SplFileInfo('/tmp');
	      var_dump($info->getRealPath());
	      ?>

	      The above example will output something similar to:

	      string(28) "/private/tmp/phptempfile.php"
	      string(12) "/private/tmp"

SEE ALSO
       SplFileInfo::isLink.

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