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1.1     ! root        1: .th UNLINK II 8/5/73
        !             2: .sh NAME
        !             3: unlink \*- remove directory entry
        !             4: .sh SYNOPSIS
        !             5: (unlink = 10.)
        !             6: .br
        !             7: .bt B
        !             8: sys  unlink; name
        !             9: .s3
        !            10: unlink(name)
        !            11: .br
        !            12: char *name;
        !            13: .ft R
        !            14: .sh DESCRIPTION
        !            15: .it Name
        !            16: points to a null-terminated string.
        !            17: .it Unlink
        !            18: removes the entry for the file pointed to by
        !            19: .it name
        !            20: from its directory.
        !            21: If this entry was the last link to the file,
        !            22: the contents of the file are freed and the file is destroyed.
        !            23: If, however, the file was open in any process, the actual
        !            24: destruction is delayed until it is closed, even though
        !            25: the directory entry has disappeared.
        !            26: .sh "SEE ALSO"
        !            27: rm(I), rmdir(I), link(II)
        !            28: .sh DIAGNOSTICS
        !            29: The error bit
        !            30: (c-bit) is set to indicate that the file does not
        !            31: exist or that its directory cannot be written.
        !            32: Write permission is not required on the file itself.
        !            33: It is also illegal to unlink a directory
        !            34: (except for the super-user).
        !            35: From C, a \*-1 return indicates an error.

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