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<h1 class="refname">svn_delete</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PECL svn >= 0.4.0)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">svn_delete</span> — <span class="dc-title">Delete items from a working copy or repository</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="type">bool</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>svn_delete</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$path</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">bool</span> <code class="parameter">$force</code><span class="initializer"> = <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong></span></span>
] )</div>
<p class="para rdfs-comment">
Deletes the file, directory or symbolic link at <code class="parameter">path</code>
from the working directory. The item will be deleted from the repository
the next time you call <span class="function"><a href="function.svn-commit.html" class="function">svn_commit()</a></span> on the working
copy.
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<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<code class="parameter">path</code></dt>
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<p class="para">
Path of item to delete.
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<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>: <span class="simpara">Relative paths will be resolved as if the current working directory was the one that contains the PHP binary. To use the calling script's working directory, use <span class="function"><a href="function.realpath.html" class="function">realpath()</a></span> or dirname(__FILE__).</span></p></blockquote>
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<code class="parameter">force</code></dt>
<dd>
<p class="para">
If <strong><code>TRUE</code></strong>, the file will be deleted even if it has local modifications.
Otherwise, local modifications will result in a failure. Default is
<strong><code>FALSE</code></strong>
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<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
Returns <strong><code>TRUE</code></strong> on success or <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong> on failure.
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<div class="refsect1 notes" id="refsect1-function.svn-delete-notes">
<h3 class="title">Notes</h3>
<div class="warning"><strong class="warning">Warning</strong><p class="simpara">This function is
<em class="emphasis">EXPERIMENTAL</em>. The behaviour of this function, its name, and
surrounding documentation may change without notice in a future release of PHP.
This function should be used at your own risk.
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<div class="refsect1 seealso" id="refsect1-function.svn-delete-seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
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<ul class="simplelist">
<li class="member"><a href="http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.2/svn.ref.svn.c.delete.html" class="link external">» SVN documentation on svn
delete</a></li>
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