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linkinfo — Gets information about a link

Description

This function is used to verify if a link (pointed to bypath) really exists (using the same method as the S_ISLNK macro defined in stat.h).

Parameters

path

Path to the link.

Return Values

linkinfo() returns the st_dev field of the Unix C stat structure returned by the lstat system call. Returns a non-negative integer on success, -1 in case the link was not found, or [false](reserved.constants.php#constant.false) if an open.base_dir violation occurs.

Examples

Example #1 linkinfo() example

<?phpecho linkinfo('/vmlinuz'); // 835?>

See Also

• symlink() - Creates a symbolic link
• link() - Create a hard link
• readlink() - Returns the target of a symbolic link