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”).