unlink.2 (2010 09)

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unlink(2) unlink(2)
In either of the above cases, the file system should be checked using
fsck (see fsck(1M)). To avoid these
types of problems, use
rmdir() instead (see rmdir(2)).
SEE ALSO
rm(1), close(2), link(2), open(2), rmdir(2), remove(3C), privileges(5).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
unlink(): AES, SVID2, SVID3, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.1
2 Hewlett-Packard Company − 2 − HP-UX 11i Version 3: September 2010