Why can't I delete a file with a Bash script?

I can't seem to run rm from a Bash script and remove a file.

#!/bin/bash
rm -rf myjunk.out
exit 0;

doesn't remove myjunk.out.

2 Answers

First, make sure that you can delete myjunk.out without running your script; if not, check file attribute with lsattr.

Second, You don't need to providing exit 0;

Later, point a path to myjunk.out, such as:

rm -rf /path/to/myjunk.out

The -f option inhibits error messages. The man page says:

Attempt to remove the files without prompting for confirmation, regardless of the file's permissions. If the file does not exist, do not display a diagnostic message or modify the exit status to reflect an error. The -f option overrides any previous -i options.

I've emphasised the part that is relevant; to get worthwhile warnings, you should remove the option flags from your rm command:

rm myjunk.out