Have rm not report when a file is missing? I have a bash script that I want to remove files from various directories. Frequently, they won't be there because they weren't generated and that's fine. Is there a way to get the script not to report that error, but if rm has some other output to report that? Alternately, is there a better command to use to remove the file that'll be less noisy?

Use the `-f` option. It will silently ignore nonexistent files.

From `man rm`:


-f, --force
ignore nonexistent files and arguments, never prompt


[The "never prompt" part means that (a) `-f` overrides any previously specified `-i` or `-I` option, and (b) write-protected files will be deleted without asking.]

### Example

Without `-f`, `rm` will complain about missing files:


$ rm nonesuch
rm: cannot remove ‘nonesuch’: No such file or directory


With `-f`, it will be silent:


$ rm -f nonesuch
$