I am trying to run a script on my mac through the terminal, but even if I give the folder rights to run (chmod +x), it says it doesn't have permissions to do so.
I was simply trying to let the folder run and it keeps giving me the "permission denied" error.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.2
Folders do not run…
If you want to run an actual script, then you need to provide the full path to that script, not by attempting to run some unseen script above by attempting to mark the folder executable and attempting to run the folder.
Let's say there is a script in that folder:
# make it executable
chmod +x ~/Desktop/MacIntel/foo.zsh
# now run it
~/Desktop/MacIntel/foo.zsh
Folders do not run…
If you want to run an actual script, then you need to provide the full path to that script, not by attempting to run some unseen script above by attempting to mark the folder executable and attempting to run the folder.
Let's say there is a script in that folder:
# make it executable
chmod +x ~/Desktop/MacIntel/foo.zsh
# now run it
~/Desktop/MacIntel/foo.zsh
More precisely, "execute" permission on a directory allows you to use it in a filename path or alternatively change directory into it.
In the example above, the directory "MacIntel" would need "execute" permission in addition to the file having "execute" permission in order to run it as the example instructs.
% ls -ald MacIntel
drwxr-xr-x 3 user staff 96 Apr 5 15:00 MacIntel
% ~/Desktop/MacIntel/foo.zsh
Hi there
But, remove the execute permission on MacIntel, and it won't run, and you can't cd into the directory:
% chmod -x MacIntel
% ls -ald MacIntel
drw-r--r-- 3 user staff 96 Apr 5 15:04 MacIntel
% ~/Desktop/MacIntel/foo.zsh
zsh: permission denied: /Users/user/Desktop/MacIntel/foo.zsh
% cd MacIntel
cd: permission denied: MacIntel
Thanks a ton - I got it to work
You are welcome.
No.
The execute bit is always set to allow it to open. Removing that bit makes it impossible to access.
The fact that you can’t run things inside of it is a side effect and not the cause.
When I give permissions for a file to execute on MacOS, it still doesn't run (MacOS Montery terminal, if that helps)
