NAME

remove — remove a file or directory

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>

int
remove(const char *path);

DESCRIPTION

The remove() function removes the file or directory specified by path.

If path specifies a directory, remove(path) is the equivalent of rmdir(path). Otherwise, it is the equivalent of unlink(path).

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, the value 0 is returned; otherwise the value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The remove() function may fail and set errno for any of the errors specified for the routines rmdir(2) or unlink(2).

SEE ALSO

rmdir(2), unlink(2)

STANDARDS

The remove() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C89”) and X/Open Portability Guide Issue 4, Version 2 (“XPG4.2”).