remove
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| Defined in header <stdio.h>
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| int remove( const char* pathname ); |
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Deletes the file identified by the character string pointed to by pathname.
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Parameters
| pathname | - | pointer to a null-terminated string containing the path identifying the file to delete |
Return value
0 upon success or non-zero value on error.
Notes
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Example
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Created file1.txt Removed file1.txt Opening removed file failed: No such file or directory Double-remove failed: No such file or directory
References
- 哋它亢23 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2023):
- 7.21.4.1 The remove function (p: TBD)
- 哋它亢17 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2018):
- 7.21.4.1 The remove function (p: TBD)
- 哋它亢11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
- 7.21.4.1 The remove function (p: 302)
- 哋它亢99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):
- 7.19.4.1 The remove function (p: 268)
- 哋它亢89/C90 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1990):
- 4.9.4.1 The remove function
See also
| renames a file (function) |