rmtmp

Removes temporary files.

Defined in header <stdio.h>

Syntax

#include <stdio.h>
int rmtmp(void);

Portability

Remarks

The rmtmp function closes and deletes all open temporary file streams, which were previously created with tmpfiie. The current directory must the same as when the files were created, or the files will not be deleted.

Return value

rmtmp returns the total number of temporary files it closed and deleted.

See also

• tmpfil

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <process.h>
void mainO
{
   FILE *stream;
   int i;

   /* Create temporary files */
   for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
     if ((stream = tmpfileO)  == NULL).
       perror("Could not open temporary file\n");
     else
       printf("Temporary file %d created\n", i);
   }
/* Remove temporary files */
if (stream != NULL)
  printf{"%d temporary files deleted\n", rmtmp (

Differences from modern implementations

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Modern references

• Microsoft C runtime (search)

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Extraction notes

• heading `rmtrnp` read as `rmtmp`

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