remove(3) [netbsd man page]

REMOVE(3)						   BSD 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 C89'').

BSD
								   June 4, 1993 							       BSD

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

NAME

       remove - remove file

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdio.h>

       int remove(const char *path);

DESCRIPTION

       The  remove()  function	causes	the file or empty directory whose name is the string pointed to by path to be no longer accessible by that
       name. A subsequent attempt to open that file using that name will fail, unless the file is created anew.

       For files, remove() is identical to  unlink(). For directories, remove() is identical to rmdir().

       See rmdir(2) and unlink(2) for a detailed list of failure conditions.

RETURN VALUES

       Upon successful completion, remove() returns 0. Otherwise, it returns -1 and sets errno to indicate an error.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Standard			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       rmdir(2), unlink(2), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.10							    14 Aug 2002 							remove(3C)