Borland C++ reference
Borland C++ 3.1 › <stdio.h>

remove

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Removes a file.

Defined in header <stdio.h>

Syntax

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

Portability

DOSUNIXWindowsANSI CC++ only
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Remarks

remove deletes the file specified by filename. It is a macro that simply translates its call to a call to unlink. If your file is open, be sure to close it before removing it.

^t^

The string pointed to by ^filename may include a full DOS path.

Return value

On successful completion, remove returns 0. On error, it returns -1, and the global variable errno is set to one of the following:

ENOENT No such file or directory EACCES Permission denied

See also

Example

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)

   char file[80];

   /* prompt for file name  to delete */
   printfC'File to delete:  ");
   gets(file);
   /* delete the file */
   if (remove(file) == 0)
      printf("Removed %s. \n",file);
   else
      perror("remove" );
   return 0;

Differences from modern implementations

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Modern references

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Stable link: /3.1/stdio.h/remove/ · short form /3.1/remove/