REMOVE(S) UNIX System V REMOVE(S)
Name
remove - removes filename
Syntax
#include <stdio.h>
int remove (filename)
const char *filename;
Description
The remove function causes the file whose name is the string
pointed to by filename to be no longer accessible by that
name. A subsequent attempt to open that file using that
name will fail, unless it is created anew. If the file is
open, the behavior of the remove function is
implementation-defined.
Return Value
The remove function returns zero if the operation succeeds,
nozero if it fails.
Standards Conformance
remove is conformant with:
IEEE POSIX Std 1003.1-1988 with C Standard Language-
Dependent System Support;
and NIST FIPS 151-1.
(printed 6/20/89)