I agree I think the default behavior in Nautilus Preferences should be "Ask what to do" for "Executable Text Files"
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences executable-text-activation ask -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1924932 Title: Nautilus default behaviour for executable scripts is poor To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1924932/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs