How Do I Run a Script from Another Directory in Linux?

If you make the scrip executable with chmod 755 to run it you only need to type the path to the script. When you see ./script being used it telling the shell that the script is located on the same directory you are executing it. To use full path you type sh /home/user/scripts/someScript .

How do I run a shell script from another directory?

There are a couple of different ways you can do this:

1. Make the other script executable, add the #!/bin/bash line at the top, and the path where the file is to the $PATH environment variable. …
2. Or call it with the source command (alias is . ) …
3. Or use the bash command to execute it: /bin/bash /path/to/script ;

How do I run a script manually in Linux?

Steps to write and execute a script

1. Open the terminal. Go to the directory where you want to create your script.
2. Create a file with . sh extension.
3. Write the script in the file using an editor.
4. Make the script executable with command chmod +x <fileName>.
5. Run the script using ./<fileName>.