Setting execute permissions for new scripts

Question

I am trying to write a bash script, but each time I write a new script I need to change its execute permissions, e.g. chmod +x file.sh

Is it normal?

Yes. If you want to be able to execute it, you need execute permission. — Basya, Jul 05 '21 at 15:06
Alternatives are discussed here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/733824/how-to-run-a-shell-script-on-a-unix-console-or-mac-terminal/733901#733901 — Basya, Jul 05 '21 at 15:08
Please don't use alternatives. Just mark the file as executable. — that other guy, Jul 06 '21 at 17:35

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 06 '21 at 17:46

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Is it normal?

Yes.

Alternatively, instead of shebang line and execute permissions, you can execute interpreter explicitly like bash file.sh.

edited Jul 06 '21 at 17:46

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 06 '21 at 17:44

Yes it works as designed. A new file gets permissions 0666 = rw-rw-rw, modified by the current umask (which tells which bits to remove). So with a umask of 022 new files have permissions rw-r--r--. See the manual pages for open(2) and umask(1) for details.

Setting execute permissions for new scripts

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