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remove.c File Reference

GIS Library - File remove functions. More...

#include <grass/config.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <dirent.h>
#include <grass/gis.h>
Include dependency graph for remove.c:

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Functions

int G_remove (const char *element, const char *name)
 Remove a database file.
 
int G_remove_misc (const char *dir, const char *element, const char *name)
 Remove a database misc file.
 
int G_recursive_remove (const char *path)
 Recursively remove all files in given directory.
 

Detailed Description

GIS Library - File remove functions.

(C) 2001-2009 by the GRASS Development Team

This program is free software under the GNU General Public License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS for details.

Author
Original author CERL

Definition in file remove.c.

Function Documentation

◆ G_recursive_remove()

int G_recursive_remove ( const char * path)

Recursively remove all files in given directory.

Equivalent to rm -rf path.

Parameters
pathpath to the directory which should be removed
Returns
0 on success
-1 on error

Definition at line 113 of file remove.c.

References G_lstat(), G_recursive_remove(), and NULL.

Referenced by G_recursive_remove().

◆ G_remove()

int G_remove ( const char * element,
const char * name )

Remove a database file.

The file or directory name under the database element directory in the current mapset is removed.

If name is a directory, everything within the directory is removed as well.

Parameters
elementelement name
namefile name
Returns
0 if name does not exist
1 if successful
-1 on error

Definition at line 44 of file remove.c.

References name, and NULL.

Referenced by G_remove_vector_timestamp(), M_do_copy(), M_do_remove(), and M_do_rename().

◆ G_remove_misc()

int G_remove_misc ( const char * dir,
const char * element,
const char * name )

Remove a database misc file.

The file or directory name under the database element directory in the current mapset is removed.

If name is a directory, everything within the directory is removed as well.

Parameters
elementelement name
namefile name
Returns
0 if name does not exist
1 if successful
-1 on error

Definition at line 65 of file remove.c.

References name.

Referenced by G_remove_raster3d_timestamp(), and G_remove_raster_timestamp().