was just cruising the manual and came accross a nice tidbit. from: http://nl.php.net/features.commandline Shows configuration file names and scanned directories. Available as of PHP 5.2.3. Example#3 --ini example $ php --ini Configuration File (php.ini) Path: /usr/dev/php/5.2/lib Loaded Configuration File: /usr/dev/php/5.2/lib/php.ini Scan for additional .ini files in: (none) Additional .ini files parsed: (none) Shows information about the given function or class method (e.g. number and name of the parameters). Available as of PHP 5.1.2. This option is only available if PHP was compiled with Reflection support. Example#4 basic --rf usage $ php --rf var_dump Function [ <internal> public function var_dump ] { - Parameters [2] { Parameter #0 [ <required> $var ] Parameter #1 [ <optional> $... ] } } -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php