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                      4: NAME           unlink  --  remove directory entry
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                      7: SYNOPSIS       sys unlink; name  / unlink = 10.
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                     10: DESCRIPTION    Name____
                     11: points to a null-terminated string.
                     12: Unlink______
                     13: removes the entry for the file pointed to by name____
                     14: from its directory.
                     15: If this entry was the last link to the file,
                     16: the contents of the file are freed and the file is destroyed.
                     17: If, however, the file was open in any process, the actual
                     18: destruction is delayed until it is closed, even though
                     19: the directory entry has disappeared.
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                     22: SEE ALSO       rm(I), rmdir(I), link(II)
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                     25: DIAGNOSTICS    The error bit
                     26: (c-bit) is set to indicate that the file does not
                     27: exist or that its directory cannot be written.
                     28: Write permission is not required on the file itself.
                     29: It is also illegal to unlink a directory
                     30: (except for the super-user).
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                     33: BUGS           --

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