linkinfo()function in PHP

The linkinfo() function returns information about a hard link. The function returns the device ID returned by the lstat system call. It returns 0 or FALSE in case of error.

Syntax

linkinfo(link_path)

Parameters

• link_path − The link of the path to check.

Return

The linkinfo() function returns the device ID returned by the lstat system call. It returns 0 or FALSE in case of error.

Example

<?php
   echo linkinfo('/vmlinuz');
?>

The following is the output that returns the device ID.

Output

332

Let us see another example.

Example

<?php
   echo linkinfo('/new);
?>

The following is the output that shows the link does not exist.

Output

0