Whenever I open a .sh file, it opens it in gedit instead of the terminal. I can't find any option similar to Right Click → Open With → Other Application… → Terminal.
How do I open this file in the terminal?
Ubuntu – How to run .sh scripts
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Open Nautilus.
Open this from the menu bar:
Edit → Preferences
Select the 'Behavior' tab.
Select "Ask each time" under "Executable Text Files".
- Close the window.
- Right click the file, and select "Properties.
Select the "Permissions" tab, and make sure "Allow executing file as program" is selected.
Close the window.
Now you can double-click your executable text file in Nautilus to be asked whether to execute or edit your script.
Answer credit: Nur
Open the file explorer Files. Press Alt+F10 and select Preferences. You should see something like this.
In the Behavior tab, select Ask each time and close it. Now double on a shell script will ask you what to do each time. If you want to straight away execute the script, select the first option Run executable text files when they are opened.
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Best Answer
Give execute permission to your script:
And to run your script:
Since
.refers to the current directory: ifyourscript.shis in the current directory, you can simplify this to: