std::remove

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C++
 
Input/output library
 
C-style I/O
 
Defined in header <cstdio>
int remove( const char *fname );

Deletes the file identified by character string pointed to by fname.

Contents

[edit] Parameters

fname - pointer to a null-terminated string containing the path identifying the file to delete

[edit] Return value

​0​ upon success or non-zero value on error.

[edit] Example

run this code
#include <cstdio>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    const char* file_name = "C:\\file.txt";
    int ret_code = std::remove(file_name);
    if (ret_code == 0) {
        std::cout << "File was successfully deleted\n";
    } else {
        std::cerr << "Error during the deletion: " << ret_code << '\n';
    }
}

Possible output: 

Error during the deletion: 1

[edit] See also

renames a file
(function)
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