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# ssh2_sftp_readlink

(PECL)

ssh2_sftp_readlink -- Return the target of a symbolic link

## Description

string ssh2_sftp_readlink ( resource sftp, string link )

Returns the target of a symbolic link.

Example 1. Reading a symbolic link
`<?php $connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22); ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password'); $sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection); $target = ssh2_sftp_readlink($sftp, '/tmp/mysql.sock'); /* $target is now (e.g.): '/var/run/mysql.sock' */ ?>`

See Also: readlink(), and ssh2_sftp_symlink()

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