how will u execute a file in unix

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how will u execute a file in unix..

Answer / ravneet

if the file doesn't have executable permissions than assign
the same as chmod 755 <filename>. after that execute the
same by using command ./<filename>

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how will u execute a file in unix..

Answer / narendrasairam

Depending on the type of shell you can execute a file in
either of the ways
1) ksh <filename>
2) sh <filename>
If the file already possess execute bit set on it, then you
can directly execute the file with its name alone
1) <filename>

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how will u execute a file in unix..

Answer / eugene

sudo chmod +x filename
./filename

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how will u execute a file in unix..

Answer / lokesh

There are lot of ways by which u can execute a file in Unix.

1. ./<filename>

2. <filename> #only if the permissions are in place for the
user

3. sh <filename> #uses bash shell

4. nohup <filename> #the process doesn't get killed even on
reboot

5. Batch <filename>

6. at <time> <filename> #to schedule the job

7. U can also autorun it by making an entry into the cron

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how will u execute a file in unix..

Answer / visu_kvg

Yes the above answer is absolutely apt.

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how will u execute a file in unix..

Answer / hari

$sh f.sh

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how will u execute a file in unix..

Answer / rajasekhar

chmod 777 filename

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how will u execute a file in unix..

Answer / bhaskar

chmod - R 755 foldername

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