remove.3c (2010 09)

remove(3C) remove(3C)

NAME

remove( ) - remove a ﬁle

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>

int remove(const char *path);

DESCRIPTION

remove() removes the ﬁle named by path.Ifpath does not name a directory,

remove(path ) is

equivalent to

unlink(path ). If path names a directory,

remove(path ) is equivalent to

rmdir(path ).

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remove(3C) remove(3C) NAME remove( ) - remove a file SYNOPSIS #include int remove(const char *path); DESCRIPTION remove() removes the file named by path . If path does not name a directory, remove(path ) is equivalent to unlink(path ). If path names a directory, remove(path ) is equivalent to rmdir(path ). SEE ALSO rmdir(2), unlink(2), thread_safety(5). STANDARDS CONFORMANCE remove(): AES, SVID3, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.
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