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filetype

Name

filetype — Retrieves the file type.

Synopsis

string filetype(filename); string filename:

Returns

File type; FALSE on error

Description

Returns the generic type of the specified file. The information is not as detailed as the UNIX file command.

The available file types are block, char, dir, fifo, file, link, and unknown. The dir, file, and link types correspond to directories, files, and hard or soft links. The block, char, and fifo types refer to various types of devices. Please refer to your system documentation for more details.

Note: The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for details.

Example

Example 319. Print a file type

$filetype = filetype("myfile");
echo ($filetype);

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