vi confusing?

[leereg_5]

Hi gurus:
I edit a script with vi plus the option -x, how to make it excuteable?


Thanks in advance!

[Mark van Hassel]

Hi,

Just use the chmod command, for example: chmod -x [file name] will make it executable for the owner, group and others.
chmod 700 [file name] will make it readable, writable and executable for the owner.
see "man chmod"

[Vincenzo Restuccia]

Mark is right,otherwise you can to execute your script with:
#sh ./script

[Andreas D. Skjervold]

Hi
chmod 755 <script>
makes the script readable and executable for owner,group and others as well as writable for owner.

Andreas

[Shahul]

Hi

After completing the edit job, save and come out. Then use this

#chmod 755 script . Now owner, group, and others will executable permission.

#chmod 744 script Here only owner will have execute permission.

U can try this alos

#sh ./script

Best of luck

Shahul

[leereg_5]

$vi -x to.sh
Key:
"to.sh" [New file]
$chmod +x to.sh
$./to.sh
./to.sh: syntax error at line 2 : `newline or ;' unexpected
while I do as follow:
$vi to.sh
$chmod +x to.sh
$./to.sh
It is OK now!
Why?

[Frank Li · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You can make it execute but it cann't be executed correctly since it is encripted !
"vi -x txt" is used to encript a text/document , not used to edit a script.

[Steve Post]

Sorry if this obvious to you. ...but.

vi doesn't change permisions on files (like to make it executable). Like they said here, that's "chmod". vi edits files.

[Brad Reeves]

If you are using a vim or some other vi clone -x encrypts the file. A quick way to continue editing and to change the execute status is to do a :w file.sh then a :!chmod +x file.sh
You can execute from within the editor the same way :!./file.sh
Assuming that the first line of the script is #!/bin/sh etc..