Command Line – How to Make a File Executable to Run from Terminal

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I have a script.sh file and type of this file is shellscript file. I want to make this file as application/x-executable file. How can I make it?

You can mark the file as executable:

chmod +x filename.sh

You can then execute it like this:

./filename.sh

If you want to use a different command to start it, you can add an alias:

gedit ~/.bashrc

Add this at the end of the file:

alias <new name>='/home/<full path to script>/filename.sh'

Open a new terminal session or type source ~/.bashrc in your terminal to apply. Then simply use the new name to start the script.

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Your script should look like:

#!/bin/bash

passwd

Save it in a file, let say password.sh or simple password, then make it executable using next commands in terminal:

cd /path/to/password.sh  #or cd /path/to/password
chmod +x password.sh     #or chmod +x password

To run it from terminal, just use the following command:

./password.sh            #or ./password

/path/to/password.sh     #or /path/to/password

To run it only using:

password.sh              #or password

you must to add the path of the script to the PATH. See How to add a directory to the PATH? in this sense.