Let all users run your script

As stated you can set the execution bit of the file to make it executable with chmod +x. But you can also use chmod a+x:

$ ll file_command.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 rick rick 17 Sep 19 08:55 file_command.txt

$ chmod a+x file_command.txt

$ ll file_command.txt
-rwxrwxr-x 1 rick rick 17 Sep 19 08:55 file_command.txt*

NOTES:

A script doesn’t have to end with .sh it can end in .txt as shown here, or have no extension whatsoever.
Instead of just +x (only you can execute the script), use a+x so all users can execute the script.
The file name has a * appended to it to indicate it is executable. Also the file name changes color to green on most systems.

Run a script without making it executable

You can still run a bash script without making it executable. For example:

$ echo "echo Hello World" > file_command.txt

$ cat file_command.txt
echo Hello World

$ bash file_command.txt
Hello World

NOTES:

First we create a script containing echo Hello World.
Then we confirm the script called file_command.txt is correct.
Lastly we run the script by calling bash and passing it the script name. The bashcommand is actually store as /bin/bash and it is an executable on all Ubuntu systems.
Creating a file of commands saves you from adding the shebang #!/bin/bash as the first line in a script.
Creating a file of commands saves you from making it executable with chmod +x or chmod a+x.

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Let all users run your script

Run a script without making it executable

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Tags: command-line executable
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