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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-15 19:41:07 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-15 19:41:07 +0000 |
| commit | 3af6d22bb3850ab2bac67287e3a3d3b0e32868e5 (patch) | |
| tree | 3ee7a3ec64525911fa865bb984c86d997d855527 /man3/remove.3 | |
| parent | Adding debian version 6.05.01-1. (diff) | |
| download | manpages-3af6d22bb3850ab2bac67287e3a3d3b0e32868e5.tar.xz manpages-3af6d22bb3850ab2bac67287e3a3d3b0e32868e5.zip | |
Merging upstream version 6.7.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'man3/remove.3')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/man3/remove.3 b/man3/remove.3 index d814d71..48ca0a6 100644 --- a/man3/remove.3 +++ b/man3/remove.3 @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft .\" -.TH remove 3 2023-07-20 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" +.TH remove 3 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7" .SH NAME remove \- remove a file or directory .SH LIBRARY @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Standard C library .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B #include <stdio.h> -.PP +.P .BI "int remove(const char *" pathname ); .fi .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ It calls for files, and .BR rmdir (2) for directories. -.PP +.P If the removed name was the last link to a file and no processes have the file open, the file is deleted and the space it was using is made available for reuse. -.PP +.P If the name was the last link to a file, but any processes still have the file open, the file will remain in existence until the last file descriptor referring to it is closed. -.PP +.P If the name referred to a symbolic link, the link is removed. -.PP +.P If the name referred to a socket, FIFO, or device, the name is removed, but processes which have the object open may continue to use it. .SH RETURN VALUE @@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ T{ .BR remove () T} Thread safety MT-Safe .TE -.sp 1 .SH STANDARDS C11, POSIX.1-2008. .SH HISTORY |