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<h3 class="section">4.52 <code>remove</code>&mdash;delete a file&rsquo;s name</h3>
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<p><strong>Synopsis</strong>
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<pre class="example">#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;
int remove(char *<var>filename</var>);

int _remove_r(struct _reent *<var>reent</var>, char *<var>filename</var>);

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<p><strong>Description</strong><br>
Use <code>remove</code> to dissolve the association between a particular
filename (the string at <var>filename</var>) and the file it represents.
After calling <code>remove</code> with a particular filename, you will no
longer be able to open the file by that name.
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<p>In this implementation, you may use <code>remove</code> on an open file without
error; existing file descriptors for the file will continue to access
the file&rsquo;s data until the program using them closes the file.
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<p>The alternate function <code>_remove_r</code> is a reentrant version.  The
extra argument <var>reent</var> is a pointer to a reentrancy structure.
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<p><strong>Returns</strong><br>
<code>remove</code> returns <code>0</code> if it succeeds, <code>-1</code> if it fails.
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<p><strong>Portability</strong><br>
ANSI C requires <code>remove</code>, but only specifies that the result on
failure be nonzero.  The behavior of <code>remove</code> when you call it on an
open file may vary among implementations.
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<p>Supporting OS subroutine required: <code>unlink</code>.
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