REMOVE(2)REMOVE(2)

NAME

remove – remove a file

SYNOPSIS

#include <u.h>
#include <libc.h>

int remove(char *file)

DESCRIPTION

Remove removes file from the directory containing it and discards the contents of the file. The user must have write permission in the containing directory. If file is a directory, it must be empty.

SOURCE

/sys/src/libc/9syscall

SEE

intro(2), remove(5), the description of ORCLOSE in open(2).

DIAGNOSTICS

Sets errstr.