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# svn_cat

(PECL svn:0.1-0.2)

svn_cat — Returns the contents of a file in a repository

### Description

string svn_cat ( string `$repos_url` [, int `$revision_no` ] )

Returns the contents of the URL `repos_url` to a file in the repository, optionally at revision number `revision_no` .

### Parameters

`repos_url`

  String URL path to item in a repository.

`revision_no`

  Integer revision number of item to retrieve, default is the HEAD revision.

### Return Values

Returns the string contents of the item from the repository on success, and `FALSE` on failure.

### Notes

Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.

### Examples

Example#1 Basic example

This example retrieves the contents of a file at revision 28:

`<?php
$contents = svn_cat('http://www.example.com/svnroot/calc/gui.c', 28)
?>`

### See Also

- svn_list()
- » SVN documentation on svn cat

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