REMOVE(9P) REMOVE(9P)
NAME
remove - remove a file from a server
SYNOPSIS
size[4] Tremove tag[2] fid[4]
size[4] Rremove tag[2]
DESCRIPTION
The remove request asks the file server both to remove the
file represented by fid and to clunk the fid, even if the
remove fails. This request will fail if the client does not
have write permission in the parent directory.
It is correct to consider remove to be a clunk with the side
effect of removing the file if permissions allow.
If a file has been opened as multiple fids, possibly on dif-
ferent connections, and one fid is used to remove the file,
whether the other fids continue to provide access to the
file is implementation-defined. The Plan 9 file servers
remove the file immediately: attempts to use the other fids
will yield a ``phase error.'' U9fs follows the semantics of
the underlying Unix file system, so other fids typically
remain usable.
ENTRY POINTS
Fsremove (see 9pclient(3)) generates remove messages.
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