Question #5569   Submitted by Answiki on 12/20/2021 at 07:42:37 PM UTC

On Linux how to make a file executable?

Answer   Submitted by Answiki on 12/21/2021 at 01:38:03 PM UTC

On Linux, to make a file executable, run chmod with the +x option :

chmod +x filename

Here are some examples:

> chmod +x script.sh
> chmod +x installer.run

Finally, some applications dedicated to file management (like Files on Ubuntu) have a checkbox to make a file executable as on the following example :

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Answer by Answiki on 12/21/2021 at 01:38:03 PM

On Linux, to make a file executable, run chmod with the +x option :

chmod +x filename

Here are some examples:

> chmod +x script.sh
> chmod +x installer.run

Finally, some applications dedicated to file management (like Files on Ubuntu) have a checkbox to make a file executable as on the following example :

Question by Answiki 12/20/2021 at 07:42:37 PM
On Linux how to make a file executable?
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