How to copy a .sh file to 'bin/sh/'

Question

I am trying to copy a .sh file into 'bin/sh' directory, but I am not able to access 'sh'. Is there any way or command to copy .sh file to 'sh' directory?

Answer 1

If you make your own sh script and want it to be found and executed from your shell prompt you:

• Change rights for the script file myscript.sh

  chmod +w myscript.sh

or

chmod 755 myscript

etc.. depending on who is allowed to execute and change the script.

• You can copy the file to /bin/ (not recommended) or /usr/bin (not as bad, and the place to put it possibly if you have more users than yourself on the system) or you add a new path where you keep your sh scripts into the PATH environment. If you run bash it is in ~/.bashrc.

You can test this from the prompt before changing .bashrc if you (example in bash) do

export PATH=$PATH:~/myscripts/

For scripts you have put in your own directory myscripts. To put it into /usr/bin you do

sudo cp myscript.sh /usr/bin/.

If you do not have any sudo rights, you are bound to the latter solution with a directory of your own where you put your sh files and changing the PATH.

• Recommended to study: read up on the man pages for chmod and bash. Also on changing environment variables.