They need to know how to unpack the file and they also need to know to run your magic script of commands after the unpack. However, you can easily create a shell script that contains a file ...

Take this shell script as an example: Everyone can execute the /bin/sh program ... To make a file executable by anyone, use ...

Maybe it’s for a help string for a particularly convoluted shell script you’re writing. You could have a separate echo command for each line. Or you could use the “here document“.

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