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REMOVE(3)                BSD Library Functions Manual                REMOVE(3)

NAME
     remove -- remove directory entry

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

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
     The remove() function returns the value 0 if successful; 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 lstat(2),
     rmdir(2), or unlink(2).

SEE ALSO
     rmdir(2), unlink(2)

STANDARDS
     The remove() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (``ISO C90'') and X/Open Portability Guide Issue 4,
     Version 2 (``XPG4.2'').

BSD                              June 4, 1993                              BSD