file_remove()

`file_remove()`#

file_remove() deletes a specified file from a given directory if it exists and is a regular file.

C

Prototype

int file_remove(
    const char *directory,
    const char *filename
);

Parameters

Key	Type	Description
`directory`	`const char *`	The path to the directory containing the file.
`filename`	`const char *`	The name of the file to be removed.

Return Value

Returns 0 on success, or -1 if the file does not exist or is not a regular file.

Notes

This function checks if the file exists and is a regular file before attempting to delete it.

JS

Prototype

// Not applicable in JS

Python

Prototype

# Not applicable in Python