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REMOVE(3P)              POSIX Programmer's ManualREMOVE(3P)

PROLOG        top

       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        top

       remove — remove a file

SYNOPSIS        top

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

DESCRIPTION        top

       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.       Theremove() function shall cause the file named by the pathname       pointed to bypath 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.       Ifpath does not name a directory,remove(path) shall be       equivalent tounlink(path).       Ifpath names a directory,remove(path) shall be equivalent tormdir(path).

RETURN VALUE        top

       Refer tormdir(3p) orunlink(3p).

ERRORS        top

       Refer tormdir(3p) orunlink(3p).The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES        top

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        top

       None.

RATIONALE        top

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS        top

       None.

SEE ALSO        top

rmdir(3p),unlink(3p)       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017,stdio.h(0p)

COPYRIGHT        top

       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 athttp://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .       Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page       are most likely to have been introduced during the conversion of       the source files to man page format. To report such errors, seehttps://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .IEEE/The Open Group                2017REMOVE(3P)

Pages that refer to this page:stdio.h(0p), rm(1p), rmdir(1p), rmdir(3p), unlink(3p)

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