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RunAScript

Run a script

This page was last updated on July 30, 2011.

  • Run a script in a subshell of the current shell:
    • bash scriptname

    or:

    sh scriptname
  • Run a script in the current shell:
    • source scriptname
  • Run a script if it’s not on the PATH:
    • ./scriptname
  • Run a script if it’s on the PATH:
    • scriptname
  • Grant execute permission to the owner of the script:
    • chmod u+x scriptname
  • Then run the script:
    • scriptname

Which one should I choose?


Obligatory Happy Ending

And they all lived happily ever after. The end.

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