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NAME

remove - remove a file

SYNOPSIS

include "sys.m";
sys := load Sys Sys->PATH;

remove:	fn(file: string): int;

DESCRIPTION

Remove removes file from the directory containing it and discards the contents of the file. The user must have write permission in the containing directory. If file is a directory, it must be empty. Remove returns zero if it deletes the file, -1 otherwise.

SEE ALSO

sys-intro(2)

SYS-REMOVE(2 ) Rev:  Thu Feb 15 14:43:27 GMT 2007