4.3BSD - /usr/man/cat3/unlink.0

UNLINK(3F)                                                          UNLINK(3F)


NAME
       unlink - remove a directory entry

SYNOPSIS
       integer function unlink (name)
       character*(*) name

DESCRIPTION
       Unlink  causes  the  directory  entry  specified by pathname name to be
       removed.  If this was the last link to the file, the  contents  of  the
       file are lost.  The returned value will be zero if successful; a system
       error code otherwise.

FILES
       /usr/lib/libU77.a

SEE ALSO
       unlink(2), link(3F), filsys(5), perror(3F)

BUGS
       Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in <sys/param.h>.


4.2 Berkeley Distribution        May 15, 1985                       UNLINK(3F)