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 remove()                Delete a File

 #include  <stdio.h>

 int remove(my_file);
 const char *my_file;      Name of the file to remove.

        The remove() function deletes a file. The filename may include a
        pathname.

    Returns:    0 on success; on error, returns -1 and sets errno to:
                ENOENT  No such file or directory
                EACCES  Access denied

   -------------------------------- Example ---------------------------------

        This program deletes a file named DATA.DAT.

 #include <stdio.h>

 int main(void)

    char file[80];

    file = "DATA.DAT";
    remove(file);
    return 0;


See Also: unlink()
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