SVN Functions
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svn_cat

Returns the contents of a file in a repository

Description

string svn_cat(string $repos_url, int $revision_no = ?)

Returns the contents of the URL repos_url to a file in the repository, optionally at revision number revision_no.

Parameters

repos_url

String URL path to item in a repository.

revision_no

Integer revision number of item to retrieve, default is the HEAD revision.

Return Values

Returns the string contents of the item from the repository on success, and false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Basic example

This example retrieves the contents of a file at revision 28: 

<?php
$contents = svn_cat('http://www.example.com/svnroot/calc/gui.c', 28)
?>

Notes

Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.