Want to make a double clickable shell script? Don't want to use some convoluted app that works most of the time? Don't have time to find one that you like? Make a shell script, then try this instead:
SetFile -t APPL someScript.shTa da! Suddenly the script is double-clickable in the Finder! Remember that it will always be run as if it were in the root of the disk, so always use absolute paths! You'll need the Dev Tools installed to do this, as Setfile is in /Developer/Tools. You can make a custom icon by pasting one into the Get Info window for the script in Finder.
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