This documentation is copyright © 1998-2001 Sandro Sigala <sandro@sigala.it>.
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Released under the GNU General Public License.
remove
Prototype
#include <stdio.h>
int remove(const char *filename);
Description
Removes the specified filename
file and returns zero
if the operation succeeds, nonzero if it fails.
Example
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
/*
* rm.c: remove the specified files.
* usage: rm <filename>...
*/
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
const char *program_name = argv[0];
if (argc < 2) {
fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <filename>...\n", program_name);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
while (--argc > 0)
if (remove(*++argv) != 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s:%s: %s\n", program_name, *argv,
strerror(errno));
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
References
ISO C 9899:1990 7.9.4.1