Making scripts executable (chmod +x) in Bash Scripting - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to make the script named myscript.sh executable.

Bash Scripting

chmod [1] myscript.sh

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A+x

B-r

C-w

D+r

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using -r or -w which remove permissions instead of adding execute.

Using +r which only adds read permission, not execute.

The +x option adds execute permission to the file, making it executable.

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medium

Complete the command to make the script run.sh executable for the user only.

Bash Scripting

chmod u[1] run.sh

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A-x

B-r

C+r

D+x

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using -x which removes execute permission.

Using +r which adds read permission, not execute.

The u+x option adds execute permission for the user (owner) only.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to make script.sh executable for all users.

Bash Scripting

chmod [1] script.sh

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aa+x

Bu-x

Ca-x

Dg-x

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a-x which removes execute permission.

Using u-x or g-x which remove execute permission for user or group.

The a+x option adds execute permission for all users (user, group, others).

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hard

Fill both blanks to make deploy.sh executable only for the group and others.

Bash Scripting

chmod [1],[2] deploy.sh

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Ag+x

Bu+x

Co+x

Da+x

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using u+x which adds permission to user instead of group or others.

Using a+x which adds permission to all users.

Adding g+x and o+x gives execute permission to group and others only.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to add execute permission for user and remove read permission for others on script.sh.

Bash Scripting

chmod [1],[2],[3] script.sh

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Au+x

B-r

Co-r

D+x

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using +x without specifying user or group.

Confusing -r with adding permissions instead of removing.

The command adds execute permission for user (u+x) and removes read permission for others (o-r), with -r as the option to remove read permission.