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PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
       remove - remove a file
SYNOPSIS
       #include <stdio.h>
       int remove(const char *path);

DESCRIPTION
       The remove() function shall  cause  the  file  named  by  the  pathname
       pointed  to  by  path to be no longer accessible by that name. A subse-
       quent 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 .

IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                           REMOVE(3P)