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REMOVE(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual REMOVE(3P)
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux
implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
remove — remove a file
#include <stdio.h>
int remove(const char *path);
The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with
the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described
here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of
POSIX.1‐2008 defers to the ISO C standard.
The remove() function shall cause the file named by the pathname
pointed to by path to be no longer accessible by that name. A
subsequent attempt to open that file using that name shall fail,
unless it is created anew.
If path does not name a directory, remove(path) shall be equivalent
to unlink(path).
If path names a directory, remove(path) shall be equivalent to
rmdir(path).
Refer to rmdir(3p) or unlink(3p).
Refer to rmdir(3p) or unlink(3p).
The following sections are informative.
Removing Access to a File
The following example shows how to remove access to a file named
/home/cnd/old_mods.
#include <stdio.h>
int status;
...
status = remove("/home/cnd/old_mods");
None.
None.
None.
rmdir(3p), unlink(3p)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, stdio.h(0p)
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open
Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
Group. (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1
applied.) In the event of any discrepancy between this version and
the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original
Standard can be obtained online at http://www.unix.org/online.html .
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Pages that refer to this page: stdio.h(0p), rm(1p), rmdir(1p), rmdir(3p), unlink(3p)