linkinfo

Gets information about a link

Description

intfalse linkinfo(string $path)

Gets information about a link.

This function is used to verify if a link (pointed to by path) 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 if an open.base_dir violation occurs.

Examples

Example #1 linkinfo example

<?php

echo linkinfo('/vmlinuz'); // 835

?>

See Also

  • symlink
  • link
  • readlink