diff --git a/elzma/util.c b/elzma/util.c
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index 0000000..e4eeee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elzma/util.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "util.h"
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <stdio.h>
+#define unlink _unlink
+#else
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+int
+deleteFile(const char * path)
+{
+    return unlink(path);
+}
diff --git a/elzma/util.h b/elzma/util.h
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/elzma/util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef __UTIL_H__
+#define __UTIL_H__
+
+/* delete a file, nonzero on failure */
+int deleteFile(const char * fname);
+
+#endif