- NAME
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remove - Delete a file.
- SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
int remove( const char *filename );- DESCRIPTION
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Deletes the file specified by filename. It is compiled as a call to the system function for deleting files (unlink, erase or del).
- PARAMETERS
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filename - Path and name of the file to be removed.
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- RETURN VALUE
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If the file is successfully deleted a 0 value is returned. On error a non-zero value is returned and the errno variable is set with the corresponding error code that that can be printed with a call to perror.
- SEE ALSO
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rename
- EXAMPLE
link:src/remove.c[role=include]- OUTPUT
$ gcc -Wall remove.c $ ls src.txt src.txt $ ./a.out src.txt File successfully deleted $ ls src.txt ls: cannot access src.txt: No such file or directory