UNLINK (The GNU Fortran Compiler)

### 8.297 `UNLINK` — Remove a file from the file system ¶

Synopsis:

  `CALL UNLINK(PATH [, STATUS])`
  `STATUS = UNLINK(PATH)`

Description:

  Unlinks the file PATH. A null character (`CHAR(0)`) can be used to mark the end of the name in PATH; otherwise, trailing blanks in the file name are ignored. If the STATUS argument is supplied, it contains 0 on success or a nonzero error code upon return; see `unlink(2)`.

  This intrinsic is provided in both subroutine and function forms; however, only one form can be used in any given program unit.

Class:

  Subroutine, function

Arguments:

  PATH | Shall be of default `CHARACTER` type.
  STATUS | (Optional) Shall be of default `INTEGER` type.

Standard:

  GNU extension

See also:

  `LINK` — Create a hard link,
  `SYMLNK` — Create a symbolic link