Intel Extensible Firmware Interface, Specification

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Extensible Firmware Interface Specification
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10.2.3 EFI_FILE.Delete()
Summary
Closes and deletes a file.
Prototype
EFI_STATUS
(EFIAPI *EFI_FILE_DELETE) (
IN EFI_FILE *This
);
Parameters
This
A pointer to the
EFI_FILE
instance that is the handle to the file to
delete. Type
EFI_FILE
is defined in Section 10.2.
Description
The
Delete()
function closes and deletes a file. In all cases the file handle is closed. If the file
cannot be deleted, the warning code
EFI_WARN_DELETE_FAILURE
is returned, but the handle is
still closed.
Status Codes Returned
EFI_SUCCESS The file was closed and deleted, and the handle was
closed.
EFI_WARN_DELETE_FAILURE The handle was closed, but the file was not deleted.