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I'm trying to execute a .sh file, but its opening in gedit. I permitted it to be "executed as program", but it's still not working. I'm on a machine running Ubuntu 14.04LTS.

kelvinelove
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David Zavalla
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Setting the "executed as program" permission is not enough as there's a global Nautilus preference that alter the behavior when you click on an executable text file.

Open the Nautilus Preferences (Edit -> Preferences) and select the Behavior tab:

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Select the "Ask each time" option to get the following popup when you click on your .sh files:

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Sylvain Pineau
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