How to write a program in C++ such that it will delete itself after execution?

I originally posted this solution here.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    char* process_name = argv[0];
    char command[256] = "start /min cmd /c del ";
    strcat(command, process_name);

    printf("Attempting to delete self...\n");

    system(command);
    return 0;
}

Normally, trying to use system to call the command prompt to delete an executable would not work because the command prompt that is spawned is a child process that system executes and waits for a return status.

This method calls the system to start a command prompt process on its own thread.

The /min argument starts the process as "hidden".
The /c argument supplies arguments to the spawned command prompt.

I know this is an old thread, but I hopes those that come here in the future.