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Perl functions A-Z | Perl functions by category | The 'perlfunc' manpage

- unlink LIST

- unlink

  Deletes a list of files. Returns the number of files successfully deleted.

          $cnt = unlink 'a', 'b', 'c';    unlink @goners;    unlink <*.bak>;

  Note: `unlink` will not attempt to delete directories unless you are superuser and the -U flag is supplied to Perl. Even if these conditions are met, be warned that unlinking a directory can inflict damage on your filesystem. Finally, using `unlink` on directories is not supported on many operating systems. Use `rmdir` instead.

  If LIST is omitted, uses `$_` .

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