rmfile

Removes a file.

Syntax

• rmfile(filename)
• res = rmfile(filename)
• [res, msg] = rmfile(filename)
• [res, msg] = rmfile(filename)

Input argument

• filename - a string: file name.

Output argument

• res - a logical: true or false.
• msg - a string: error message or ''.

Description

res = rmfile(filename) removes the file filename.

Example

fd = fopen([tempdir(), 'test_rmfile.txt'], 'wt')
fclose(fd)
isfile([tempdir(), 'test_rmfile.txt'])
rmfile([tempdir(), 'test_rmfile.txt'])
isfile([tempdir(), 'test_rmfile.txt'])

See also

isfile.

History

Author

Allan CORNET