remove(3) - Manual pages

NAME

remove — remove directory entry

#include <stdio.h>

int
remove(const char *path);

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

Upon successful completion, remove() returns 0. Otherwise, -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error.

The remove() function may fail and set errno for any of the errors specified for the routine unlink(2).

The remove() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C89”).