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# File: wp-admin/includes/plugin.php

 * function[get_mu_plugins()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_mu_plugins/)
 * Checks the mu-plugins directory and retrieve all mu-plugin files with any plugin
   data.
 * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_mu_plugins/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_mu_plugins/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:365](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L365-L414)
 * function[get_plugin_data()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_plugin_data/)
 * Parses the plugin contents to retrieve plugin’s metadata.
 * Used by [12 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_plugin_data/#used-by)
   | Uses [5 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_plugin_data/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:74](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L74-L121)
 * function[_get_plugin_data_markup_translate()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_get_plugin_data_markup_translate/)
 * Sanitizes plugin data, optionally adds markup, optionally translates.
 * Used by [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_get_plugin_data_markup_translate/#used-by)
   | Uses [8 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_get_plugin_data_markup_translate/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:140](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L140-L222)
 * function[plugin_sandbox_scrape()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/plugin_sandbox_scrape/)
 * Loads a given plugin attempt to generate errors.
 * Used by [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/plugin_sandbox_scrape/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/plugin_sandbox_scrape/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:2394](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php#L2394-L2401)

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