# Function std::fs::remove_file

1.0.0 · source ·

    pub fn remove_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<()>

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Removes a file from the filesystem.

Note that there is no guarantee that the file is immediately deleted (e.g., depending on platform, other open file descriptors may prevent immediate removal).

## Platform-specific behavior

This function currently corresponds to the `unlink` function on Unix and the `DeleteFile` function on Windows. Note that, this may change in the future.

## Errors

This function will return an error in the following situations, but is not limited to just these cases:

- `path` points to a directory.
- The file doesn’t exist.
- The user lacks permissions to remove the file.

## Examples

    use std::fs;

    fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
        fs::remove_file("a.txt")?;
        Ok(())
    }

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