remove

Syntax

#include <stdio.h> int remove(const char *file);

Description

This function removes the named file from the file system. Unless you have an un-erase program, the file and its contents are gone for good.

Return Value

Zero on success, nonzero on failure.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	C89; C99
POSIX	1003.2-1992; 1003.1-2001

Example

remove("/tmp/data.tmp");