tt_file_destroy - remove objected rooted on a file
#include <Tt/tt_c.h> Tt_status tt_file_destroy(const char *filepath);
tt_file_destroy(3) ToolTalk Functions tt_file_destroy(3)
NAME
tt_file_destroy - remove objected rooted on a file
SYNOPSIS
#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
Tt_status tt_file_destroy(const char *filepath);
DESCRIPTION
The tt_file_destroy() function removes all objects that exist on the
files and directories rooted at filepath. The application must call
this function when the application unlinks a file or removes a direc-
tory.
The filepath argument is a pointer to the pathname of the file or
directory to be removed.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the tt_file_destroy() function returns the
status of the operation as one of the following Tt_status values:
TT_OK The operation completed successfully.
TT_ERR_ACCESS
The user does not have the necessary access to the object
and/or the process.
TT_ERR_DBAVAIL
The ToolTalk service could not access the ToolTalk database
needed for this operation.
TT_ERR_DBEXIST
The ToolTalk service could not access the specified ToolTalk
database in the expected place. It does not appear to
exist; administrative action is required.
TT_ERR_FILE
The specified file does not exist or it is inaccessible.
TT_ERR_NOMP
The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk
service cannot restart it.
TT_ERR_PATH
The specified pathname included an unsearchable directory.
TT_ERR_POINTER
The pointer passed does not point to an object of the cor-
rect type for this operation.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | library/tooltalk |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Committed |
+---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
tt_c(5), tt_file_copy(3), tt_file_move(3), rmdir(2), unlink(2);
ToolTalk 1.3 1 March 1996 tt_file_destroy(3)