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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/stdio/remove.3')
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/remove.3 b/lib/libc/stdio/remove.3 index 4f2c5c4..0ba144a 100644 --- a/lib/libc/stdio/remove.3 +++ b/lib/libc/stdio/remove.3 @@ -51,12 +51,17 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn remove -function -is an alias for the -.Xr unlink 2 -system call. -It deletes the file referenced by +function removes the file or directory specified by .Fa path . +.Pp +If +.Fa path +specifies a directory, +.Fn remove "path" +is the equivalent of +.Fn rmdir "path" . +Otherwise, it is the equivalent of +.Fn unlink "path" . .Sh RETURN VALUES Upon successful completion, .Fn remove @@ -70,12 +75,18 @@ The function may fail and set .Va errno -for any of the errors specified for the routine +for any of the errors specified for the routines +.Xr lstat 2 , +.Xr rmdir 2 +or .Xr unlink 2 . .Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr rmdir 2 , .Xr unlink 2 .Sh STANDARDS The .Fn remove function conforms to -.St -ansiC . +.St -ansiC +and +.St -xpg4.2 . |
