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Command: unlink | Section: 2 | Source: UNIX v10 | File: unlink.2
UNLINK(2) System Calls Manual UNLINK(2)
NAME
unlink - remove directory entry
SYNOPSIS
int unlink(name)
char *name;
DESCRIPTION
Unlink removes the entry for the file pointed to by name from its di-
rectory. If this entry was the last link to the file, the contents of
the file are freed and the file is destroyed. If, however, the file
was open in any process, the actual destruction is delayed until it is
closed, even though the directory entry has disappeared.
Only the super-user can unlink a directory, but see rmdir in mkdir(2).
SEE ALSO
rm(1), link(2), mkdir(2)
DIAGNOSTICS
EFAULT, EIO, ELOOP, ENOENT, ENOTDIR, EROFS
UNLINK(2)