what does chmod +x thenameofthefile mean

[milner303]

i need to change a plain text file to a unix exe file but all i can find is what the name of this post is, call me a noob whatever i just need a basic step by step guide please. Cheers

 

[-aggie-]

It changes the file permissions to executable.

 

[milner303]

yeah

yeah i get that i just dont know what it means to do to achieve this. i need to do it but dont know how

 

[OpenLaszlo]

You can chmod mod a file in the terminal, if that is what you are asking.

As administrator (so be sure to enter the "su" command, then your password),
run "chmod +x /the/path/to/the/file" to make it executable.

See Wikipedia's page for all of the permissions you can change and how to do it.

 

[milner303]

thanks very much that should do it.