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.\" @(#)unlink.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
.TH UNLINK 3F "June 5, 1993"
unlink \- remove a directory entry
.B integer function unlink (name)
causes the directory entry specified by pathname
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.
.ie \nM /usr/ucb/lib/libU77.a
unlink(2), link(3F), filsys(5), perror(3F)
Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in