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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 The remove() function returns the value 0 if successful; otherwise the value -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 lstat(2), rmdir(2) or unlink(2). SEE ALSO rmdir(2), unlink(2) STANDARDS The remove() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 ("ISO C90") and X/Open Portability Guide Issue 4, Version 2 ("XPG4.2"). FreeBSD 15.0 June 4, 1993 REMOVE(3)
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