1*61180Sbostic.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993 2*61180Sbostic.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 347015Sbostic.\" 447015Sbostic.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by 550318Sbostic.\" Chris Torek and the American National Standards Committee X3, 650318Sbostic.\" on Information Processing Systems. 750318Sbostic.\" 847015Sbostic.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 947015Sbostic.\" 10*61180Sbostic.\" @(#)remove.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 06/04/93 1147015Sbostic.\" 1248351Scael.Dd 1348351Scael.Dt REMOVE 3 1448351Scael.Os 1548351Scael.Sh NAME 1648351Scael.Nm remove 1748351Scael.Nd remove directory entry 1848351Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS 1948351Scael.Fd #include <stdio.h> 2048351Scael.Ft int 2148351Scael.Fn remove "const char *path" 2248351Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 2348351ScaelThe 2448351Scael.Fn remove 2548351Scaelfunction 2647015Sbosticis an alias for the 2748351Scael.Xr unlink 2 2847015Sbosticsystem call. 2947015SbosticIt deletes the file referenced by 3048351Scael.Fa path . 3148351Scael.Sh RETURN VALUES 3247015SbosticUpon successful completion, 3348351Scael.Fn remove 3447015Sbosticreturns 0. 3547015SbosticOtherwise, \-1 is returned and the global variable 3648351Scael.Va errno 3747015Sbosticis set to indicate the error. 3848351Scael.Sh ERRORS 3948351ScaelThe 4048351Scael.Fn remove 4148351Scaelfunction 4247015Sbosticmay fail and set 4348351Scael.Va errno 4447015Sbosticfor any of the errors specified for the routine 4548351Scael.Xr unlink 2 . 4648351Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 4748351Scael.Xr unlink 2 4848351Scael.Sh STANDARDS 4947015SbosticThe 5048351Scael.Fn remove 5148351Scaelfunction conforms to 5248351Scael.St -ansiC . 53