R: Delete Files and Directories

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unlink {base}

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Delete Files and Directories

Description

unlink deletes the file(s) specified by x. Empty directories (not specified by wildcards) are allowed.

Usage

unlink(x)

Arguments

x

a character vector with the name of the files to be deleted. Wildcards (‘*’ and ‘?’) are allowed.

Value

"0" for success, "1" for failure.

See Also

tempfile for file creation.

[Package base version 0.90 ]