std::remove
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<cstdio>
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| int remove( const char *fname );
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Deletes the file identified by character string pointed to by fname.
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[edit] Parameters
| fname | - | pointer to a null-terminated string containing the path identifying the file to delete |
[edit] Return value
0 upon success or non-zero value on error.
[edit] Notes
In POSIX the behavior for file types other than regular files is unspecified.
[edit] Example
Run this code
#include <cstdio> #include <iostream> int main() { const char* file_name = "C:\\file.txt"; int ret_code = std::remove(file_name); if (ret_code == 0) { std::cout << "File was successfully deleted\n"; } else { std::cerr << "Error during the deletion: " << ret_code << '\n'; } }
Possible output:
Error during the deletion: 1
[edit] See also
| renames a file (function) |
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C documentation for remove
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