.. _mpi_file_delete:


MPI_File_delete
===============

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:ref:`MPI_File_delete` |mdash| Deletes a file.

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INPUT PARAMETERS
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* ``filename``: Name of file to delete (string).
* ``info``: Info object (handle).

OUTPUT PARAMETER
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* ``ierror``: Fortran only: Error status (integer).

DESCRIPTION
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:ref:`MPI_File_delete` deletes the file identified by the file name *filename*,
provided it is not currently open by any process. It is an error to
delete the file with :ref:`MPI_File_delete` if some process has it open, but
:ref:`MPI_File_delete` does not check this. If the file does not exist,
:ref:`MPI_File_delete` returns an error in the class MPI_ERR_NO_SUCH_FILE.


ERRORS
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