%UNLINK

%UNLINK


%TTYNAME Index Level %WAIT
Syntax code = %UNLINK( path )
Category BASIC
Type C Function
Description removes the directory entry named by the path name pointed to by "path". The named file is unlinked, and when all the links have been removed, and the file is no longer open, the file is removed.

Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and system(0) is set to the value of errno.
Options
See Also c function %CLOSE %CREAT %OPEN
Example include dm,bp,unix.h fcntl.h

* Get a unique temporary file name
fn='/tmp':system(19)
fd=%creat( fn, O$RDWR )
...

* Remove the temporary file
if %unlink( fn ) # 0 then
 crt 'Cannot remove temporary file. Error ':system(0)
end
Warnings
Compatibility D3/Unix
%TTYNAME Index Level %WAIT