The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with
the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the
requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional.
This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 defers to
the ISO C standard.
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, Copyright (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.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .