[xubuntu-users] Sudo thunar executable bit

[Tim Henderson]

> Hi,
>
> I often do sudo thunar and change permissions of a file. But I can not seem to set the executable bit for a file so I use chmod. In thunar I  see read, write but no execute option. Is there a reason for this?
>
> Thanks.
>

Looks like thunar only will let you set a file to be ran as a program. 
However this option only presents itself after the file has a valid 
extension, like *.sh.

I am yet to find a work-around for this.  I'll let you know if I find 
anything.

Tim H.