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Fdelete()                                                            GEMDOS

Syntax

LONG Fdelete( fname )
char *fname;

Function      Fdelete() deletes the specified file.

Opcode        65 (0x41)

Availability  All GEMDOS versions.

Parameters    fname is the GEMDOS file specification of the file to be
              deleted.

Binding       pea      fname
              move.w   #$41,-(sp)
              trap     #1
              addq.l   #6,sp

Return Value  Fdelete() returns E_OK (0) if the operation was successful
              or a negative GEMDOS error code if it fails.

Caveats       Do not attempt to delete a file that is currently open or
              unpredictable results will occur.

Comments      Ddelete() must be used to delete subdirectories.

See Also      Ddelete()