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  <refentry id="function.readlink">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>readlink</refname>
    <refpurpose>Returns the target of a symbolic link</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>string</type><methodname>readlink</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>path</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
    <function>readlink</function> does the same as the readlink C
    function and returns the contents of the symbolic link path or &false;
    in case of error.
    </para>
   <para>
    <example>
     <title><function>readlink</function> example</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

// output e.g. /boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-xfs
echo readlink('/vmlinuz');

?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
    &note.no-windows;
    <para>
     See also <function>is_link</function>,
     <function>symlink</function>, and
     <function>linkinfo</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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