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36 .Nd remove a file or directory
41 .Fn VOP_REMOVE "struct vnode *dvp" "struct vnode *vp" "struct componentname *cnp"
43 .Fn VOP_RMDIR "struct vnode *dvp" "struct vnode *vp" "struct componentname *cnp"
45 These entry points remove files and directories respectively.
50 the vnode of the directory
52 the vnode of the file to be removed
54 pathname information about the file
61 should be locked on entry and remain locked on return.
63 Zero is returned on success, otherwise an error code is returned.
67 vop_remove(struct vnode *dvp, struct vnode *vp, struct componentname *cnp)
71 if (vp is immutable) {
77 * Remove name cnp->cn_nameptr from directory and update link count
83 * Careful about trying to remove ".". XXX this should be handled
100 attempt to remove a directory which is not empty
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