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====== remove ======
<code c>
    int remove(const char *filename);
</code>
Removes specified file. Returns non-zero on failure.

===== Example Source =====
<code c>
/* 
 * remove example code
 * http://code-reference.com/c/stdio.h/remove
 */

#include <stdio.h> /* including standard library */
//#include <windows.h> /* uncomment this for Windows */

#define FILENAME "test_tmp.txt"

int main ( void )
{
FILE *tmpfile;
char string[20];
tmpfile = fopen(FILENAME, "w");

if (tmpfile == 0 ) {
perror("cannot open file");
}

 fprintf (tmpfile, "temporary file for c remove example\n");
 fclose(tmpfile);

 remove (FILENAME); /* you can also use remove("test_tmp.txt"); */
 
 return 0; 
}
</code>

==== output ====
    ./remove
    
    file will be created
    write text into file "temporary file for c remove example"
    close the file

    file will be deletet