Help working Terminal?

Nordini · Nordini #1 (**permalink**)

10-03-2010, 09:09 PM

So, i want to play a game called minecraft. Problem is i cant run it simply by clicking the application because according to this user:

"ahefner wrote:The bundle doesn't work because some unix file permissions get screwed up as a result of distributing the app bundle inside a zip file (versus, say, a .dmg). You can fix it from the terminal using the chmod command as follows:

chmod +x ~/Downloads/Minecraft.app/Contents/MacOS/JavaApplicationStub

Modify the above command to fit where you unzipped your minecraft"

The thing is i'm pretty sure thats exactly where my minecraft file is so i shouldnt have to modify that command. However when i enter that command in terminal i get:

"No such file or directory"

My Minecraft.zip file is in my downloads folder of my user. This file/directory DOES exist. What am i doing wrong?

Raz0rEdge · Raz0rEdge #2 (**permalink**)

10-03-2010, 10:05 PM

Try

Code:

cd ~/Downloads/Minecraft.app/Conents/MacOS
ls -l JavaApplicationStub
chmod +x JavaApplicationStub

If the "ls" shows that the file does indeed exist, then the subsequent "chmod" command should work..

Regards

Raz0rEdge #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 17, 2009 Location: MA Posts: 5,820 Mac Specs: 27" i7 iMac with 16GB RAM and 1TB HDD, iPhone 3G & 4, iPod Nano 16GB, iPod Shuffle, iPad 2 16GB WiFi	10-03-2010, 10:05 PM Try Code: cd ~/Downloads/Minecraft.app/Conents/MacOS ls -l JavaApplicationStub chmod +x JavaApplicationStub If the "ls" shows that the file does indeed exist, then the subsequent "chmod" command should work.. Regards
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Nordini #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 24, 2008 Posts: 42	10-03-2010, 09:09 PM So, i want to play a game called minecraft. Problem is i cant run it simply by clicking the application because according to this user: "ahefner wrote:The bundle doesn't work because some unix file permissions get screwed up as a result of distributing the app bundle inside a zip file (versus, say, a .dmg). You can fix it from the terminal using the chmod command as follows: chmod +x ~/Downloads/Minecraft.app/Contents/MacOS/JavaApplicationStub Modify the above command to fit where you unzipped your minecraft" The thing is i'm pretty sure thats exactly where my minecraft file is so i shouldnt have to modify that command. However when i enter that command in terminal i get: "No such file or directory" My Minecraft.zip file is in my downloads folder of my user. This file/directory DOES exist. What am i doing wrong?
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