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@node unlink
@section @code{unlink}
@findex unlink

POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/unlink.html}

Gnulib module: ---

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@end itemize

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
Removing an open file is non-portable: On Unix this allows the programs that
have the file already open to continue working with it; the file's storage
is only freed when the no process has the file open any more.  On Windows,
the attempt to remove an open file fails.
@end itemize