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Shell script execution

I have two shell script files with exactly the same permissions etc. I can run one of them by just giving its name in the command line but for the other one I should use sh or ./ to run it. What is ...
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Specifying a generic interpreter for a program like expect?

I am writing expect script which can be used on mulple operating systems but the problem is i can't use #!/usr/bin/expect evreywhere so instead i tried to do #!`which expect` at the top but it ...
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Can a script be executable but not readable?

Is it possible to execute a script if there is no permission to read it? In root mode, I made a script and I want the other user to execute this script but not read it. I did chmod to forbid read and ...
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Different ways to execute a shell script

There a several ways to execute a script, the ones I know are: /path/to/script # using the path (absolute or relative) . script # using the . (dot) source script # using the `source` command ...
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In Unix speak what is the difference between a shell script and an executable?

I have seen this question on this site and this prompted me to ask this question . I want to know in Unix speak what is the difference between an executable and a shell script ?
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Calling java from Bash: “Cannot execute binary file”

I have this simple Bash script: #!/bin/bash java -jar ClosureCompiler/compiler.jar --js ../src/typescript.js --js ../src/ts-compiler.js --js_output_file TSCompiler.js I'm getting this error when I ...
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Executing a script in zsh - file permissions

I'm confused about execute file permissions not behaving as I expect. Probably because my expectations are wrong. Anyway: I have a script file, for simplicity is just called s, located in ~/bin. For ...
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vim: create file with +x bit

Is there any way to set +x bit on script while creating? For example I run: vim -some_option_to_make_file_executable script.sh and after saving I can run file without any additional movings. ps. ...
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How do I run a windows executable in linux shell script?

I have an executable program (no source code, just the compiled executable) that was made in windows (.exe extension). It doesn't use any graphics... it simply reads and writes files. I want to be ...
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Is it safe to remove a script file from within that script?

Imagine I have a script foo. It should be run once when the user logs in and isn't needed after a successful run. My question: Is it safe to remove the script file from within the script? E.g.: ...
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How can I use environment variables in my shebang?

I have a Python script that need to be run with a particular python installation. Is there a way to craft a shebang so that it runs with $FOO/bar/MyCustomPython?
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How would one detect if external command exists in a script?

Is there a way to detect if an external command exists (i.e. wget, svn)? More specifically today, i was trying to run one of my scripts i wrote and the person didn't have wget or svn installed. The ...
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./executable: cannot execute binary file

I have a script that works well when I ssh to the server to execute it myself, but has problems when Hudson, a continuous integration server, runs it. I am automating tests on an embedded linux ...