Manual Reference Pages - system_remove (3m_system)
NAME
system_remove(3f) - [M_system_FILE_SYSTEM] call remove(3c) to remove file (LICENSE:PD)
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SYNOPSIS
elemental impure function system_remove(path) result(err)
character(*),intent(in) :: path integer(c_int) :: err
DESCRIPTION
Fortran supports scratch files via the OPEN(3c) command; but does not otherwise allow for removing files. The system_remove(3f) command allows for removing files by name that the user has the authority to remove by calling the C remove(3c) function.
EXAMPLES
Sample program:
program demo_system_remove use M_system, only : system_remove character(len=*),parameter :: FILE=’MyJunkFile.txt’ integer :: ierr write(*,*)’BEFORE CREATED ’//FILE call execute_command_line(’ls -l ’//FILE) write(*,*)Expected Results:! note intentionally causes error if file exists open(unit=10,file=FILE,status=’NEW’) write(*,*)’AFTER OPENED ’//FILE call execute_command_line(’ls -l ’//FILE) write(*,*)
write(10,’(a)’) ’This is a file I want to delete’ close(unit=10) write(*,*)’AFTER CLOSED ’ call execute_command_line(’ls -l ’//FILE) write(*,*)
ierr=system_remove(FILE) write(*,*)’AFTER REMOVED’,IERR call execute_command_line(’ls -l ’//FILE) write(*,*)
end program demo_system_remove
> BEFORE CREATED MyJunkFile.txt > ls: cannot access ’MyJunkFile.txt’: No such file or directory > > AFTER OPENED MyJunkFile.txt > -rw-r--r-- 1 JSU None 0 Nov 19 19:32 MyJunkFile.txt > > AFTER CLOSED > -rw-r--r-- 1 JSU None 32 Nov 19 19:32 MyJunkFile.txt > > AFTER REMOVED 0 > ls: cannot access ’MyJunkFile.txt’: No such file or directory
AUTHOR
John S. Urban
LICENSE
Public Domain
| Nemo Release 3.1 | system_remove (3m_system) | March 07, 2025 |
