os.remove
Summary
Deletes a file
Prototype
ok, message = os.remove (filename)Description
Deletes the file. On success, returns true.
If it cannot, it returns nil followed by an error message.
os.remove ("test.txt") --> true
ok, err = os.remove ("test.txt") --> nil, test.txt: No such file or directory
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Topics
Lua base functions
Lua bc (big number) functions
Lua bit manipulation functions
Lua coroutine functions
Lua debug functions
Lua io functions
Lua math functions
Lua os functions
Lua package functions
Lua PCRE regular expression functions
Lua script extensions
Lua string functions
Lua table functions
Lua utilities
ScriptingLua functions
os.clock (Amount of CPU time used)
os.date (Formats a date/time string)
os.difftime (Calculates a time difference in seconds)
os.execute (Executes an operating system command)
os.exit (Attempts to terminate the process)
os.getenv (Returns an operating system environment variable)
os.rename (Renames a file)
os.setlocale (Sets the current locale to the supplied locale)
os.time (Returns the current time or calculates the time in seconds from a table)
os.tmpname (Returns a name for a temporary file)(Help topic: lua=os.remove)
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