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NAMEremove — remove a file
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
int remove(const char *path);
DESCRIPTION
The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the
ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here
and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1‐2008
defers to the ISO C standard.
The remove() function shall cause the file named by the pathname
pointed to by path to be no longer accessible by that name. A subse‐
quent attempt to open that file using that name shall fail, unless it
is created anew.
If path does not name a directory, remove(path) shall be equivalent to
unlink(path).
If path names a directory, remove(path) shall be equivalent to
rmdir(path).
RETURN VALUE
Refer to rmdir() or unlink().
ERRORS
Refer to rmdir() or unlink().
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
Removing Access to a File
The following example shows how to remove access to a file named
/home/cnd/old_mods.
#include <stdio.h>
int status;
...
status = remove("/home/cnd/old_mods");
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSOrmdir(), unlink()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <stdio.h>
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