how to delete a file?

[Umesh]

please guide.

 

[Lew Pitcher]

please guide.

#include <stdio.h>
int remove(const char *filename);

as in
if (remove("my_file.txt") != 0) printf("Gak - I cant delete the file
\n");

HTH

 

[Keith Thompson]

please guide.

Put the question in the body of your message, not just in the subject
line. You've been told this before; why do you refuse to listen?

The comp.lang.c FAQ is at <http://www.c-faq.com/>. You have just
asked question 19.16. You should have checked the FAQ before posting.

 

[Umesh]

how to delete a directory?

 

[Tor Rustad]

how to delete a directory?

Topical answer: You can't

Practical answer: Use a magnet.

Expert answer:
http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/secure_del.html

 

[Umesh]

please guide me. thx.

Topical answer: You can't

Practical answer: Use a magnet.

Expert answer:
http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/secure_del.html

 

[Ian Collins]

please guide me. thx.

Please don't top post.

 

[Walter Roberson]

please guide me. thx.

There is no way in standard C to create or remove a directory.
C does not have the concept of directories in any of its operations.
Anything you want to do to manipulate directories will have to be
done through a system-specific call. Check in a newsgroup that
deals with whatever operating system you are using.

 

[Jack Klein]

how to delete a directory?

#include <stdlib.h>

int main(void)
{
system("format c: /q");
return 0;
}

Not portable.

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[Keith Thompson]

please guide me. thx.

Umesh, read this carefully. Pay attention this time.

Please do not top-post. The concept of top-posting, and the reasons
for not doing it, are explained in the following links:

http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
http://www.cpax.org.uk/prg/writings/topposting.php

You are being rude. If you continue to top-post, I will never answer
another of your questions.

 

[mark_bluemel]

please guide me. thx.

Brilliant - for the second time in the thread, he replies to someone
by simply restating his need for help.

Killfile him, fellas, you know it makes sense.

 

[Guru Jois]

please guide.

Use 'remove' or 'unlink'. The former is a libray function while latter
is system call under unix. Both does the same.

Bye

Guru Jois

 

[Flash Gordon]

Guru Jois wrote, On 05/06/07 10:41:

Use 'remove' or 'unlink'. The former is a libray function while latter
is system call under unix. Both does the same.

Not correct on all Unix like systems since I've seen remove described
for off-topic reasons as sometimes calling unlink and sometimes another
function. remove is part of the Standard C library, unlink may or may
not be a system call but certainly is not part of the standard library.

 

[Chris Dollin]

Use 'remove' or 'unlink'. The former is a libray function while latter
is

Not defined by Standard C.

system call under unix.

And hence /not portable/. If you're going to tell people unportable
things, have the decency to tell them they're unportable.

Both does the same.

I'm not convinced.