Make a Bash Script Executable

If you constantly run the same set of commands at the command line, why not automate that?

I found myself typing the same things over and over to deploy this website. Here’s how I encapsulated it into a script that saves me keystrokes at the command line.

1) Create a new text file with a `.sh` extension.

I created a new file called deploy.sh for my website.

2) Add `#!/bin/bash` to the top of it.

This is necessary for the “make it executable” part.

3) Add lines that you’d normally type at the command line.

As an example, here’s the full contents of the file I use to deploy general updates to andrewcbancroft.com

1#!/bin/bash
2
3hugo
4
5git add .
6
7git commit -m "Updates"
8
9git push

4) At the command line, run `chmod u+x YourScriptFileName.sh`

I ran chmod u+x deploy.sh to make mine executable.

5) Run it whenever you need!

Now, whenever I deploy changes to my website, I run ./deploy.sh and boom. Done.

1) Create a new text file with a .sh extension.

2) Add #!/bin/bash to the top of it.

3) Add lines that you’d normally type at the command line.

4) At the command line, run chmod u+x YourScriptFileName.sh

5) Run it whenever you need!

1) Create a new text file with a `.sh` extension.

2) Add `#!/bin/bash` to the top of it.

4) At the command line, run `chmod u+x YourScriptFileName.sh`