Bug 158617

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Description of problem:
I'm trying to have a shell script executed by double-clicking the file icon in GNOME's Nautilus file browser. I have the following simple shell script named tst.sh and with "+x" attributes:

#!/bin/sh -f
echo Hello there
read -p "Hit return: " tmpvar

The default action for this file under Nautilus is "Open with Terminal", but when I double-click it or select "Open with Terminal" from its menu I just get a spinning hourglass for 30 seconds or so. If I then return to the main console screen (Ctrl-Alt-F1) I see the following warning was reported:

   Invalid argument: "/home/ian/tst.sh"

If I right-click the file and select Open with EMACS that works OK. After a little bit of playing with it I've discovered:

1. If the file has a ".sh" extension or begins with the line "#!/bin/sh -f" then Nautilus recognizes it as a shell script and changes the icon to 3 cog wheels. Then if I double-click it I just get the hourglass.

2. If I rename the file to remove the ".sh" extension and delete that first line, then the icon changes to the one for a plain text file. Then if I double-click it I get the "run or display?" dialog, and if I select Run in Terminal it works OK.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.10.0-4

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create an executable shell script file beginning with the line "#!/bin/sh -f" and/or with a .sh extension.
2. Browse to the file in Nautilus and verify that in its properties the default under "Open With" is Terminal.
3. Double-click the file, or right-click it and select Open with Terminal.

  

Actual Results:  The file does not execute. A spinning hourglass is shown for 30 seconds or so.

Expected Results:  It should be executed under a terminal window.

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