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+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
+ * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
+ * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
+ * distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.  *
+ * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
+ * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/* h5delete tool
+ *
+ * Deletes storage via H5Fdelete() using the VOL connector specified in the
+ * environment variable.
+ */
+
+#include "H5private.h"
+#include "H5Eprivate.h"
+#include "H5Pprivate.h"
+
+static void usage(void);
+
+static void
+usage(void)
+{
+    HDfprintf(stderr, "Usage: h5delete [-f] <filename>\n");
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, const char *argv[])
+{
+    hbool_t     quiet = FALSE;
+    const char  *name = NULL;
+    int         ret = 0;
+
+    switch (argc) {
+        case 3:
+            if (HDstrcmp(argv[1], "-f")) {
+                usage();
+                return EXIT_FAILURE;
+            }
+            quiet = TRUE;
+            name = argv[2];
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            name = argv[1];
+            break;
+        default:
+            usage();
+            return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        /* Only uses the environment variable at this time */
+        ret = (int)H5Fdelete(name, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    /* The native VOL connector does not implement the H5Fdelete() call
+     * at this time, so try to remove the file via the POSIX remove(3)
+     * call on failures.
+     */
+    if (ret < 0)
+        ret  = HDremove(name);
+
+    if (ret < 0 && !quiet)
+            HDfprintf(stderr, "Unable to delete storage at: %s\n", name);
+
+    return ret < 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}