To run a shell script on a Unix console or Mac terminal

Question

How to run a shell script on a Unix console or Mac terminal?

Answer 1

To run a non-executable sh script, use:

sh myscript

To run a non-executable bash script, use:

bash myscript

To start an executable (which is any file with executable permission); you just specify it by its path:

/foo/bar
/bin/bar
./bar

To make a script executable, give it the necessary permission:

chmod +x bar
./bar