Open System Services Library Calls Reference Manual (G06.28+, H06.05+)

OSS Library Calls (n - r) remove_oss(3)
NOTES
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If the file operated upon by the remove() function has multiple links, the link count in the file is |
decremented. |
If the file operated upon is a symbolic link, it is not deleted. All special files, including symbolic |
links, are processed as if they were directories; because a symbolic link is not a directory, the |
attempt to remove it (or the file it points to) fails. |
RETURN VALUES
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Upon successful completion, the remove() or remove_oss() function returns a value of 0 (zero). |
Otherwise, a nonzero value is returned. |
ERRORS
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Refer to the rmdir(2) and the ulink(2) reference pages for information on error conditions. |
RELATED INFORMATION
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Functions: link(2), remove(3), remove_guardian(3), rename(2) rmdir(2), unlink(2).|
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
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The POSIX standards leave some features to the implementing vendor to define. In the HP |
implementation, if the remove() function is passed the name of an open file, that file is no longer |
accessible by that name. Existing opens remain viable. When there are no more outstanding |
opens, the physical file is removed. |
The remove_oss() function is an HP extension to the XPG4 Version 2 specification. |
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