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Section: POSIX Programmer's Manual (3P)
Updated: 2017
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This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.
The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult
the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
remove
--- 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.1-2017 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 subsequent 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 ALSO
rmdir(),
unlink()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017,
<stdio.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition,
Copyright (C) 2018 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group.
In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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