Issue
There's a .sh script that I want to let an entire team be able to use on their own machines. Then I noticed that I needed to chmod +x thescript.sh on the file every time the script is newly downloaded into the machine.
Is there a way so that the +x permission is persistent even when uploading it so I don't need to keep chmod'ing?
EDIT: To clarify, the +x permission doesn't get carried over when I attach it to an email and it's then downloaded to a different machine. I haven't tried uploading it in general, but I'm assuming it would have the same behavior.
Solution
In security terms, persisting +x would allow viruses to do their thing.
As an alternative, set the correct permissions on the file and then create a zip or tar archive. Unzipping will preserve the file permissions.
Answered By - John Hanley