diff --git a/reference/zlib/functions/gzpassthru.xml b/reference/zlib/functions/gzpassthru.xml
index bef81775fc..b9074dec8c 100644
--- a/reference/zlib/functions/gzpassthru.xml
+++ b/reference/zlib/functions/gzpassthru.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
 <refentry id="function.gzpassthru">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>gzpassthru</refname>
@@ -56,6 +56,23 @@
    and passed through to the input, or &false; on error.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title><function>gzpassthru</function> example</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$fp = gzopen('file.gz', 'r');
+gzpassthru($fp);
+gzclose($fp);
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
 </refentry>
 
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