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       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.

NAME

       remove — remove a file

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdio.h>

       int remove(const char *path);

DESCRIPTION

       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).

RETURN VALUE

       Refer to rmdir() or unlink().

ERRORS

       Refer to rmdir() or unlink().

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

   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");

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       rmdir(), unlink()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <stdio.h>

COPYRIGHT

       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
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       discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open  Group  Standard,  the
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