REMOVE(3)                      Library Routines                      REMOVE(3)

NAME

       remove - remove directory entry

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdio.h>

       int remove (const char *path);

DESCRIPTION

       The  remove  function  is  an  alias for the unlink(2) system call.  It
       deletes the file referenced by path.

RETURN VALUES

       Upon successful completion, remove returns 0.   Otherwise,  -1  is  re‐
       turned 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 routine unlink(2).

BUGS

       See the BUGS section of the unlink(2) manual page.

SEE ALSO

       unlink(2)

STANDARDS

       The remove function conforms to ANSI/C.



GNO                            15 September 1997                     REMOVE(3)