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PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (con-
       sult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the  interface  may  not  be  implemented  on
       Linux.

NAME
       remove - remove a file

SYNOPSIS
       #include <stdio.h>

       int remove(const char *path);


DESCRIPTION
       The  remove()  function  shall cause the file named by the pathname pointed to by path to be no longer accessible by that
       name. A subsequent attempt to open that file using that name shall fail, unless it is created anew.

       If path does not name a directory, remove(path) shall be equivalent to unlink(path).

       If path names a directory, remove(path) shall be equivalent to rmdir(path).

RETURN VALUE
       Refer to rmdir() or unlink().

ERRORS
       Refer to rmdir() or unlink().

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES
   Removing Access to a File
       The following example shows how to remove access to a file named /home/cnd/old_mods.


              #include <stdio.h>


              int status;
              ...
              status = remove("/home/cnd/old_mods");

APPLICATION USAGE
       None.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       rmdir(), unlink(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stdio.h>

COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003  Edition,  Standard  for
       Information  Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copy-
       right (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any
       discrepancy  between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group
       Standard  is  the  referee   document.   The   original   Standard   can   be   obtained   online   at   http://www.open-
       group.org/unix/online.html .



IEEE/The Open Group                                           2003                                                    REMOVE(3P)