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NAME
       remove -- remove a file

SYNOPSIS
       #include <stdio.h>

       int remove(const char *path);

DESCRIPTION
       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 POSIX.1-2017
       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 aa 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 POSIX.1-2017, <stdio.h>

COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology --
       Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 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 .

       Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page are
       most likely to have been introduced during the conversion of the source
       files to man page format. To report such errors, see
       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .



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