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=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
Deletes the file or directory with the given name. Directories must be empty to be removed. If this function fails, it returns nil, plus a string describing the error.
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Deletes the file or directory with the given name. Directories must be empty to be removed. If this function fails, it returns nil plus a string describing the error.
 
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os.remove(filename)
 
os.remove(filename)

Revision as of 23:33, 28 October 2022

Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: os

Description

Deletes the file or directory with the given name. Directories must be empty to be removed. If this function fails, it returns nil plus a string describing the error.

os.remove(filename)

Parameters

filename: (string) filename to delete