Delete file on linux

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  1. 04-11-2007 #1
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    Delete file on linux

    I need in a program to use a tmp file. I don't know how to delete that file when the program exits.
    How can I do that ?

    Thank you!
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    Call the remove() function, passing the filename to delete.
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    remove() is a system call ?
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    Maybe
    http://www.rt.com/man/tmpfile.3.html
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    You have unlink() as a system call.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spank View Post
    remove() is a system call ?
    remove() is standard C. It would work on the alien mainframes from Planet Blorn, if they ran C, that is.
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