102

Possible Duplicate:
How do I run .sh files in Terminal?

I want to download JDownloader from the internet for Linux. But the file is .sh and when I tell ubuntu to open the file it uses some text editor. I searched Ubuntu Software Store and there was no application to open it. Is there any way I can get it installed?

Improve this question
1
  • 2
    simply drag the file inside the terminal and hit return key. installation will begin.
    – arximughal
    Jan 17, 2016 at 0:57

4 Answers 4

Reset to default
144

  1. copy the file to the desktop (for convenience)

  2. Right click on the file and select properties

    enter image description here

  3. Under permission tab check allow executing file as program

    enter image description here

  4. double click on the file and chose run in terminal if it is not a gui program)

    enter image description here

By default the file manager may not show that option and open the file in gedit instead. In that case change the preference of the file manager at: Edit-> Preferences -> Behaviour to "ask each time" or right away to "run executables"

Command line

cd /path/to/file
chmod +x filename.sh
./filename.sh

Comment below if it wont work :)

If it still won't work, despite having allow executing file as a program ticked, when you double click on the .sh file, and it launches gedit, navigate to the folder with the script.

Once you are in the correct current folder for the script, you can run the script like this:

sudo ./filename.sh

If that doesn't work you may try

sudo bash filename.sh

From FAT partition

Follow this How do I execute a file from a FAT USB drive?

Improve this answer
10
  • 6
    Typically though, .sh files do need to be run in the terminal.
    – Thomas Ward ♦
    Jul 14, 2012 at 13:14
  • 2
    command line work but how can I run it with a double click? doesn't show the option "open with terminal"
    – dodohjk
    Apr 21, 2013 at 13:02
  • 9
    @dodohjk, (in Ubuntu 13.04) there is an option that controls this - File > PReferences > Behavior > Executable Text Files
    – aldrin
    May 3, 2013 at 7:13
  • Just an FYI, I had to copy my file to another directory before this worked.
    – Cody
    Sep 24, 2014 at 20:06
  • 1
    @Cody : That is because your USB drive is in either NTFS or FAT format . They do not support Linux permissions :-)
    – Tachyons
    Sep 26, 2014 at 6:24
58

Command line

Apart from what liquid had recommended, usual procedure is to change permissions to make this file executable:

chmod +x file.sh

And then execute this file:

./file.sh

GUI

The same can be achieved in Nautilus file browser using context menu by changing Execute flags in Properties -> Permissions.

Improve this answer
12

You can also use . tricks, with the suggestion of other answers.

For example:

chmod +x filename.sh, assuming you have already gone to the path to file then run the file with any one of these command:

sh filename.sh
./filename.sh
. filename.sh
Improve this answer
1
  • The last one, . might not be what you want, since the variables and functions from the script will remain in your current shell.
    – domen
    Feb 21, 2013 at 16:41
9

Try sh nameoffile.sh in terminal (making sure you are in the folder where nameoffile.sh is saved)

Improve this answer

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .