2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat3f/unlink.0

UNLINK(3F)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	       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>.


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