code: def remove(path, **kwargs):
      '''
      Remove the named file. If a directory is supplied, it will be recursively
      deleted.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.remove /tmp/foo
      '''
      path = os.path.expanduser(path)
  
      if not os.path.isabs(path):
          raise SaltInvocationError('File path must be absolute: {0}'.format(path))
  
      try:
          if os.path.isfile(path) or os.path.islink(path):
              os.remove(path)
              return True
          elif os.path.isdir(path):
              shutil.rmtree(path)
              return True
      except (OSError, IOError) as exc:
          raise CommandExecutionError(
              'Could not remove \'{0}\': {1}'.format(path, exc)
          )
      return Falsf remove(path, **kwargs):
      '''
      Remove the named file. If a directory is supplied, it will be recursively
      deleted.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.remove /tmp/foo
      '''
      path = os.path.expanduser(path)
  
      if not os.path.isabs(path):
          raise SaltInvocationError('File path must be absolute: {0}'.format(path))
  
      try:
          if os.path.isfile(path) or os.path.islink(path):
              os.remove(path)
              return True
          elif os.path.isdir(path):
              shutil.rmtree(path)
              return True
      except (OSError, IOError) as exc:
          raise CommandExecutionError(
              'Could not remove \'{0}\': {1}'.format(path, exc)
          )
      return False
docs: Remove the named file. If a directory is supplied, it will be recursively
      deleted.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.remove /tmp/foo