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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!-- $Revision: 1.10 $ -->
<!-- splitted from ./en/functions/filesystem.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
  <refentry id="function.filetype">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>filetype</refname>
    <refpurpose>Gets file type</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>string</type><methodname>filetype</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>    
     Returns the type of the file. Possible values are fifo, char,
     dir, block, link, file, and unknown.
    </para>
    <para>
     Returns &false; if an error occurs. <function>filetype</function> will also 
     produce an <constant>E_NOTICE</constant> message if the stat call fails 
     or if the file type is unknown.
    </para>
    
    &note.clearstatcache;
    
    &tip.fopen-wrapper.stat;

    <para>
     <example>
      <title><function>filetype</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

echo filetype('/etc/passwd');  // file
echo filetype('/etc/');        // dir

?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
    <simpara>
     See also <function>is_dir</function>, <function>is_file</function>, 
     <function>is_link</function>, <function>file_exists</function>,
     <function>stat</function>, and <function>mime_content_type</function>.
    </simpara>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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