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.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
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.TH UNLINK 3F ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
unlink \- remove a directory entry
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B integer function unlink (name)
.br
.B character*(*) name
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Unlink
causes the directory entry specified by pathname
.I name
to be removed.
If this was the last link to the file, the contents of the file are lost.
The returned value will be zero if successful; a system error code otherwise.
.SH FILES
.ie \nM /usr/ucb/lib/libU77.a
.el /usr/lib/libU77.a
.SH "SEE ALSO"
unlink(2), link(3F), filsys(5), perror(3F)
.SH BUGS
Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in
.RI < sys/param.h >.
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7218922d	7	.TH UNLINK 3F ""
9d3b88c8 KM	8	.UC 5
	9	.SH NAME
	10	unlink \- remove a directory entry
	11	.SH SYNOPSIS
	12	.B integer function unlink (name)
	13	.br
	14	.B character() name
	15	.SH DESCRIPTION
	16	.I Unlink
	17	causes the directory entry specified by pathname
	18	.I name
	19	to be removed.
	20	If this was the last link to the file, the contents of the file are lost.
	21	The returned value will be zero if successful; a system error code otherwise.
	22	.SH FILES
	23	.ie \nM /usr/ucb/lib/libU77.a
	24	.el /usr/lib/libU77.a
	25	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	26	unlink(2), link(3F), filsys(5), perror(3F)
	27	.SH BUGS
	28	Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in
	29	.RI < sys/param.h >.