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>.