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remove
Section: C Library Functions (3) Updated: 202-0-08 Index
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NAME
remove - remove a file or directory
LIBRARY
Standard C library
( libc,~ -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
int remove(const char *path);
DESCRIPTION
remove()
deletes a name from the filesystem.
It calls
unlink(2)
for files, and
rmdir(2)
for directories.
If the removed name was the
last link to a file and no processes have the file open, the file is
deleted and the space it was using is made available for reuse.
If the name was the last link to a file,
but any processes still have the file open,
the file will remain in existence until the last file
descriptor referring to it is closed.
If the name referred to a symbolic link, the link is removed.
If the name referred to a socket, FIFO, or device, the name is removed,
but processes which have the object open may continue to use it.
RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned.
On error, -1 is returned, and
errno
is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The errors that occur are those for
unlink(2)
and
rmdir(2).
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value
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remove()
| Thread safety | M-Safe
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STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.-2008.
HISTORY
POSIX.-2001, C89, 4.3BSD.
BUGS
Infelicities in the protocol underlying NFS can cause the unexpected
disappearance of files which are still being used.
SEE ALSO
rm(1),
unlink(1),
link(2),
mknod(2),
open(2),
rename(2),
rmdir(2),
unlink(2),
mkfifo(3),
symlink(7)
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- BUGS
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