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alainv
3705 days ago
`rm -f` ignores nonexistent files so you could omit the `if` to be concise.
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tristor
3705 days ago
Good call. I was mainly using `-f` to suppress the prompt about deleting the file, but you're correct, it's unnecessary to have the if statement in this case.
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