REMOVE(3)
Library Functions Manual
REMOVE(3)
NAME
remove
—
remove directory entry
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <
stdio.h
>
int
remove
(
const char *path
);
DESCRIPTION
The
remove
() function removes the file or directory specified by
path
.
If
path
specifies a directory,
remove
(
path
) is the equivalent of
rmdir
(
path
). Otherwise, it is the equivalent of
unlink
(
path
).
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion,
remove
() returns 0. Otherwise, -1 is returned and the global variable
errno
is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The
remove
() function may fail and set
errno
for any of the errors specified for the routines
rmdir(2)
or
unlink(2)
.
SEE ALSO
rmdir(2)
,
unlink(2)
,
symlink(7)
STANDARDS
The
remove
() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C”).
June 4, 1993
NetBSD 5.99