How can I make my shell script executable

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I wrote a shell script which opens some directories and runs some script, I run this bash file by terminal (bash filename.sh), how can I make it clickable?

create a desktop entry, and specify the running command of this desktop entry to your script full path. see here — alijandro
– alijandro, Commented Feb 9, 2017 at 9:06
Did you put a #! line in your script? It should be "clickable" (not a good term) if you can run it from the command-line as just filename.sh. — cdarke
– cdarke, Commented Feb 9, 2017 at 9:07
What does this script look like? Which desktop environment are you running? Unity? Mate? Gnome? — ffledgling
– ffledgling, Commented Feb 9, 2017 at 9:28

Aaron Sutton · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-10 13:16:47Z

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You need to add the following shebang line to the top of your code.

#!/bin/bash

You also need to ensure that the script has executable permissions by running:

chmod a+x <filename>.sh

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Niceha · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-09 10:08:10Z

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You first need to start your script with

'#!/bin/bash '

and save it as <filename>.sh Also make sure that you keep the permissions as a+x i.e all users can execute the script.

answered Feb 9, 2017 at 10:08

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