The `remove` function deletes the file with the filename given as a parameter. This is depicted below:



# Library
The function is accessible via the `stdio.h` library.
# Parameters
A string containing the name of the file to be deleted is given as a parameter.
# Syntax
```c
int remove(const char* filename)
```
# Return values
On successful execution, the function returns `0`. Otherwise, a non-zero number is returned.

# Code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {
  int ret;
  char filename[] = "this_file.txt"; // name of the file to be deleted

  ret = remove(filename); // call the remove function

  if(ret == 0) //succesful deletion
  {
    printf("The file was deleted.");
  }
  else // unsuccessful deletion 
  {
    printf("Unable to delete  file.");
  }
}

What is remove in C?

The `remove` function in C deletes a given file and is accessed via stdio.h.