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#6677: mention "deleting" as an alias for removing files.

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Georg Brandl 2009-08-24 17:24:27 +00:00
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@ -1067,12 +1067,12 @@ Files and Directories
.. function:: remove(path)
Remove the file *path*. If *path* is a directory, :exc:`OSError` is raised; see
:func:`rmdir` below to remove a directory. This is identical to the
:func:`unlink` function documented below. On Windows, attempting to remove a
file that is in use causes an exception to be raised; on Unix, the directory
entry is removed but the storage allocated to the file is not made available
until the original file is no longer in use. Availability: Unix,
Remove (delete) the file *path*. If *path* is a directory, :exc:`OSError` is
raised; see :func:`rmdir` below to remove a directory. This is identical to
the :func:`unlink` function documented below. On Windows, attempting to
remove a file that is in use causes an exception to be raised; on Unix, the
directory entry is removed but the storage allocated to the file is not made
available until the original file is no longer in use. Availability: Unix,
Windows.
@ -1297,9 +1297,9 @@ Files and Directories
.. function:: unlink(path)
Remove the file *path*. This is the same function as :func:`remove`; the
:func:`unlink` name is its traditional Unix name. Availability: Unix,
Windows.
Remove (delete) the file *path*. This is the same function as
:func:`remove`; the :func:`unlink` name is its traditional Unix
name. Availability: Unix, Windows.
.. function:: utime(path, times)