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+.TH UNLINK 2
+.CT 2 file_inq_creat
+.SH NAME
+unlink \(mi remove directory entry
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+.B int unlink(name)
+.B char *name;
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I Unlink
+removes the entry for the file pointed to by
+.I name
+from its directory.
+If this entry was the last link to the file,
+the contents of the file are freed and the file is destroyed.
+If, however, the file was open in any process, the actual
+destruction is delayed until it is closed, even though
+the directory entry has disappeared.
+.PP
+Only the file's owner can unlink
+a file in a blind directory
+.RI ( stat (2)).
+Only the super-user can
+.I unlink
+a directory, but see
+.I rmdir
+in
+.IR mkdir (2).
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.IR rm (1),
+.IR link (2),
+.IR mkdir (2)
+.SH DIAGNOSTICS
+.BR EFAULT ,
+.BR EIO ,
+.BR ELOOP ,
+.BR ENOENT ,
+.BR ENOTDIR ,
+.BR EROFS