Name

unlink − remove a directory entry

Syntax

integer function unlink (name)
character*(*) name

Description

The unlink subroutine causes the directory entry specified by pathname name to be removed.  If this was the last link to the file, the contents of the file are lost. 

Return Value

The returned value will be zero if successful; a system error code otherwise. 

Restrictions

Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in <sys/param.h>. 

Files

/usr/lib/libU77.a

See Also

unlink(2), link(3f), perror(3f)