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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Man page of REMOVE</TITLE>
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<H1>REMOVE</H1>
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Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)<BR>Updated: 2017-09-15<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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remove - remove a file or directory
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>#include <<A HREF="file:///usr/include/stdio.h">stdio.h</A>></B>
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<P>
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<B>int remove(const char *</B><I>pathname</I><B>);</B>
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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<B>remove</B>()
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deletes a name from the filesystem.
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It calls
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+unlink">unlink</A></B>(2)
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for files, and
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+rmdir">rmdir</A></B>(2)
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for directories.
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If the removed name was the
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last link to a file and no processes have the file open, the file is
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deleted and the space it was using is made available for reuse.
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If the name was the last link to a file,
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but any processes still have the file open,
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the file will remain in existence until the last file
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descriptor referring to it is closed.
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If the name referred to a symbolic link, the link is removed.
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If the name referred to a socket, FIFO, or device, the name is removed,
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but processes which have the object open may continue to use it.
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2>
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On success, zero is returned.
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On error, -1 is returned, and
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<I>errno</I>
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is set appropriately.
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>ERRORS</H2>
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The errors that occur are those for
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+unlink">unlink</A></B>(2)
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and
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+rmdir">rmdir</A></B>(2).
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>ATTRIBUTES</H2>
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For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+attributes">attributes</A></B>(7).
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<TABLE BORDER>
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<TR VALIGN=top><TD><B>Interface</B></TD><TD><B>Attribute</B></TD><TD><B>Value</B><BR></TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN=top><TD>
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<B>remove</B>()
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</TD><TD>Thread safety</TD><TD>MT-Safe<BR></TD></TR>
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</TABLE>
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>CONFORMING TO</H2>
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POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, 4.3BSD.
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<A NAME="lbAI"> </A>
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<H2>BUGS</H2>
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Infelicities in the protocol underlying NFS can cause the unexpected
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disappearance of files which are still being used.
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<A NAME="lbAJ"> </A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+rm">rm</A></B>(1),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+unlink">unlink</A></B>(1),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+link">link</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+mknod">mknod</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+open">open</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+rename">rename</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+rmdir">rmdir</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+unlink">unlink</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+mkfifo">mkfifo</A></B>(3),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+symlink">symlink</A></B>(7)
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<A NAME="lbAK"> </A>
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<H2>COLOPHON</H2>
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This page is part of release 5.05 of the Linux
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<I>man-pages</I>
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project.
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A description of the project,
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information about reporting bugs,
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and the latest version of this page,
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can be found at
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<A HREF="https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.">https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.</A>
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="1"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="2"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="3"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="4"><A HREF="#lbAE">RETURN VALUE</A><DD>
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<DT id="5"><A HREF="#lbAF">ERRORS</A><DD>
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<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAG">ATTRIBUTES</A><DD>
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<DT id="7"><A HREF="#lbAH">CONFORMING TO</A><DD>
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<DT id="8"><A HREF="#lbAI">BUGS</A><DD>
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<DT id="9"><A HREF="#lbAJ">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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<DT id="10"><A HREF="#lbAK">COLOPHON</A><DD>
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</DL>
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<HR>
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using the manual pages.<BR>
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