[Pd] searching for externals in OSX

[Chuckk Hubbard]

On 9/6/06, chris clepper <cgclepper at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 9/6/06, Mathieu Bouchard <matju at artengine.ca> wrote:
> > On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, Chuckk Hubbard wrote:
> >
> > > Am I going about this wrong? I looked up OSX shell files online, and it
> > > seems they always have to be called from a terminal.  I'd sooner explain
> > > how to open Pd and load my patch than to explain how to find a terminal
> > > window and type in the shell file name.
> >
> > The quick solution for that is to make a OSX icon that launches Pd in a
> > terminal and give that to your users.
>
>
> Just append .command to the shell script and set the executable bit and the
> icon will run the script when double clicked.

What's the executable bit?
Thanks.  This looks like it might work.
-Chuckk