_unlink, _wunlink
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Delete a file.
Syntax
int _unlink(
const char *filename
);
int _wunlink(
const wchar_t *filename
);
Parameters
filename
Name of file to remove.
Return Value
Each of these functions returns 0 if successful. Otherwise, the function returns –1 and sets errno to EACCES, which means the path specifies a read-only file, or to ENOENT, which means the file or path is not found or the path specified a directory.
See _doserrno, errno, _sys_errlist, and _sys_nerr for more information on these, and other, return codes.
Remarks
The _unlink function deletes the file specified by filename. _wunlink is a wide-character version of _unlink; the filename argument to _wunlink is a wide-character string. These functions behave identically otherwise.
Generic-Text Routine Mappings
| TCHAR.H routine | _UNICODE & _MBCS not defined | _MBCS defined | _UNICODE defined |
|---|---|---|---|
_tunlink |
_unlink |
_unlink |
_wunlink |
Requirements
| Routine | Required header |
|---|---|
_unlink |
<io.h> and <stdio.h> |
_wunlink |
<io.h> or <wchar.h> |
For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.
Code Example
This program uses _unlink to delete CRT_UNLINK.TXT.
// crt_unlink.c
#include <stdio.h>
int main( void )
{
if( _unlink( "crt_unlink.txt" ) == -1 )
perror( "Could not delete 'CRT_UNLINK.TXT'" );
else
printf( "Deleted 'CRT_UNLINK.TXT'\n" );
}
Input: crt_unlink.txt
This file will be deleted.
Sample Output
Deleted 'CRT_UNLINK.TXT'