REMOVE(5) REMOVE(5)
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
(like fs(4)) remove the file immediately: attempts to use
the other fids will yield a ``phase error.'' U9fs(4) fol-
lows the semantics of the underlying Unix file system, so
other fids typically remain usable.
ENTRY POINTS
Remove messages are generated by remove.
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