NAME

remove − remove a file

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>

int remove (path)
const char ∗path;

DESCRIPTION

Remove removes the file named by path. If path does not name a directory, remove(path) is equivalent to unlink(path).  If path names a directory, remove(path) is equivalent to rmdir(path). 

SEE ALSO

rmdir(2), unlink(2). 

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

remove: XPG3, POSIX.1, FIPS 151-1, ANSI C

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