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| #include <stdio.h> | #include <stdio.h> | ||
| int main() { | int main() | ||
| { | |||
| const char *filename = "a.txt"; | const char *filename = "a.txt"; | ||
| remove (filename); | remove (filename); | ||
| return 0; | return 0; | ||
| } | |||
| } | |||
| </source> | </source> | ||
| ==External links== | |||
| * | |||
| ] | ] | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 20 June 2011
remove is a function in C programming language that removes a certain file. It is included in the C standard library header file stdio.h.
The prototype of the function is as follows:
int remove ( const char * filename );
If successful, the function returns zero. Nonzero value is returned on failure and errno variable is set to corresponding error code.
Sample usage
The following program demonstrates common usage of remove:
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
const char *filename = "a.txt";
remove (filename);
return 0;
}