PHP :: Doc Bug #860 :: dirname() is incorrectly described

Doc Bug #860	dirname() is incorrectly described
Submitted:	1998-10-20 09:43 UTC	Modified:	1998-11-13 06:54 UTC
From:	and at itaca dot it	Assigned:
Status:	Closed	Package:	Documentation problem
PHP Version:	3.0.5	OS:	Digital Unix 3.2D
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

View Developer Edit

[1998-10-20 09:43 UTC] and at itaca dot it

The manual says:

dirname -- return file name part of path

It returns instead the directory name part of the path (as stated in the function description section)

Patches

Pull Requests

History

AllCommentsChangesGit/SVN commitsRelated reports

[1998-11-13 06:54 UTC] rasmus

Fixed a while ago and will be part of next doc update

	php.net \| support \| documentation \| report a bug \| advanced search \| search howto \| statistics \| random bug \| login
go to bug id or search bugs for


Copyright © 2001-2026 The PHP Group All rights reserved.	Last updated: Wed Jun 17 06:00:02 2026 UTC