1remove(3C)               Standard C Library Functions               remove(3C)
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NAME

6       remove - remove file
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <stdio.h>
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11       int remove(const char *path);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The  remove() function causes the file or empty directory whose name is
16       the string pointed to by path to be no longer accessible by that  name.
17       A  subsequent  attempt  to  open  that  file using that name will fail,
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21       For  files,  remove()  is  identical  to   unlink().  For  directories,
22       remove() is identical to rmdir().
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25       See rmdir(2) and unlink(2) for a detailed list of failure conditions.
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RETURN VALUES

28       Upon  successful  completion, remove() returns 0. Otherwise, it returns
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ATTRIBUTES

32       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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37       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
38       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
39       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
40       │Interface Stability          │Standard                     │
41       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
42       │MT-Level                     │MT-Safe                      │
43       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

46       rmdir(2), unlink(2), attributes(5), standards(5)
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50SunOS 5.11                        14 Aug 2002                       remove(3C)