1*eb7c1594Sagc.\" $NetBSD: remove.3,v 1.12 2003/08/07 16:43:30 agc Exp $ 2389c46c5Sjtc.\" 3389c46c5Sjtc.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993 4389c46c5Sjtc.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 561f28255Scgd.\" 661f28255Scgd.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by 761f28255Scgd.\" Chris Torek and the American National Standards Committee X3, 861f28255Scgd.\" on Information Processing Systems. 961f28255Scgd.\" 1061f28255Scgd.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 1161f28255Scgd.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 1261f28255Scgd.\" are met: 1361f28255Scgd.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 1461f28255Scgd.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 1561f28255Scgd.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 1661f28255Scgd.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 1761f28255Scgd.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 18*eb7c1594Sagc.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors 1961f28255Scgd.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software 2061f28255Scgd.\" without specific prior written permission. 2161f28255Scgd.\" 2261f28255Scgd.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND 2361f28255Scgd.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE 2461f28255Scgd.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 2561f28255Scgd.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE 2661f28255Scgd.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 2761f28255Scgd.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS 2861f28255Scgd.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) 2961f28255Scgd.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT 3061f28255Scgd.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY 3161f28255Scgd.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF 3261f28255Scgd.\" SUCH DAMAGE. 3361f28255Scgd.\" 34389c46c5Sjtc.\" @(#)remove.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93 3561f28255Scgd.\" 36389c46c5Sjtc.Dd June 4, 1993 3761f28255Scgd.Dt REMOVE 3 3861f28255Scgd.Os 3961f28255Scgd.Sh NAME 4061f28255Scgd.Nm remove 4161f28255Scgd.Nd remove directory entry 42312aca53Sperry.Sh LIBRARY 43312aca53Sperry.Lb libc 4461f28255Scgd.Sh SYNOPSIS 45472351e1Swiz.In stdio.h 4661f28255Scgd.Ft int 4761f28255Scgd.Fn remove "const char *path" 4861f28255Scgd.Sh DESCRIPTION 4961f28255ScgdThe 5061f28255Scgd.Fn remove 5104adc81fSyamtfunction removes the file or directory specified by 5261f28255Scgd.Fa path . 5304adc81fSyamt.Pp 5404adc81fSyamtIf 5504adc81fSyamt.Fa path 5604adc81fSyamtspecifies a directory, 5704adc81fSyamt.Fn remove "path" 5804adc81fSyamtis the equivalent of 5904adc81fSyamt.Fn rmdir "path" . 6004adc81fSyamtOtherwise, it is the equivalent of 6104adc81fSyamt.Fn unlink "path" . 6261f28255Scgd.Sh RETURN VALUES 6361f28255ScgdUpon successful completion, 6461f28255Scgd.Fn remove 6561f28255Scgdreturns 0. 6661f28255ScgdOtherwise, \-1 is returned and the global variable 6761f28255Scgd.Va errno 6861f28255Scgdis set to indicate the error. 6961f28255Scgd.Sh ERRORS 7061f28255ScgdThe 7161f28255Scgd.Fn remove 7261f28255Scgdfunction 7361f28255Scgdmay fail and set 7461f28255Scgd.Va errno 7504adc81fSyamtfor any of the errors specified for the routines 7604adc81fSyamt.Xr rmdir 2 7704adc81fSyamtor 7861f28255Scgd.Xr unlink 2 . 7961f28255Scgd.Sh SEE ALSO 8072a0532bSkleink.Xr rmdir 2 , 817d96f3efSjdolecek.Xr unlink 2 , 827d96f3efSjdolecek.Xr symlink 7 8361f28255Scgd.Sh STANDARDS 8461f28255ScgdThe 8561f28255Scgd.Fn remove 8661f28255Scgdfunction conforms to 8761f28255Scgd.St -ansiC . 88