I have created a shell .command on Mac OS X that I would like to distribute. Based on my testing, you can’t execute the .command file by double clicking without changing permissions first ( making executable. ) I don’t want users to use the terminal and change permissions, it’s too hard for them.
The shell script creates a folder structure for a project, based on where the script is. It needs to be able to run anywhere the user puts it.
The research I have done indicates that I need to use an Apple script to run the file to prompt for the user’s password to get around permissions.
Any advice on how to do this?
Distribute the file either by zip or DMG – props Thilo.