-x FILE (conditional operator)

true if the file exists and is executable by you, i.e. the current user.

Links

• Bash manual
• POSIX specification of test

Examples

Different ways to test if a file is executable:

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test -x ~/file && echo "executable" [ -x ~/file ] && echo "executable" # Bash [[ -x ~/file ]] && echo "executable"