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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 speci- fied 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 ports 15.1 June 4, 1993 REMOVE(3)
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