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Remove the file or directory at the specified `path`.

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdls_filesystemutil.h>`

Remove the file or directory at the specified `path`.


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static
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    char const* path,
    bool recursiveFlag = false);
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Remove the file or directory at the specified `path`.


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template<class STRING_TYPE>
static
int
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    STRING_TYPE const& path,
    bool recursiveFlag = false);
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== Return Value

0 on success, and a non‐zero value otherwise

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *path*
| filesystem path of the file or directory to remove
| *recursiveFlag*
| whether to recursively remove directory contents
|===


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